Where does “entweichen” come from?

entweichen (German) comes from German weichen, from Middle High German wīchen, from Old High German wīhhan, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

entweichen (German): To escape; To leak

Definitions

  1. To escape; To leak

Ancestry of “entweichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweichento wane; to yield; to soak
2Middle High Germanwīchen—
3Old High Germanwīhhan—
4Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną →