Where does “dreizehnwöchig” come from?
dreizehnwöchig (German) comes from German dreizehn, from Middle High German dreizehen, from Old High German drīzehan, from Proto-Germanic þritehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
dreizehnwöchig (German): thirteen-week
Definitions
- thirteen-week
Ancestry of “dreizehnwöchig”, step by step
dreizehnwöchig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dreizehn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dreizehn | thirteen |
| 2 | Middle High German | dreizehen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | drīzehan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þritehun | thirteen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
via German woche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woche | week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday |
| 2 | Middle High German | woche | week |
| 3 | Old High German | wehha | week |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wikā | week |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |