Where does “abweichen” come from?
abweichen (German) comes from German Weichen, from Middle High German weichen, from Old High German weihhen, from Proto-West Germanic waikwijan, from Proto-Germanic waikwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
abweichen (German): to differ or vary; to deviate or diverge
Definitions
- to differ or vary; to deviate or diverge
Ancestry of “abweichen”, step by step
abweichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Weichen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weichen | gerund of weichen; plural of Weiche |
| 2 | Middle High German | weichen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | weihhen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waikwijan | to cause to weaken, soften |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waikwijaną | to make weak, to weaken, to soften |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |