Where does “neunwöchig” come from?
neunwöchig (German) comes from German woche, from Middle High German woche, from Old High German wehha, from Proto-West Germanic wikā, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
neunwöchig (German): nine-week
Definitions
- nine-week
Ancestry of “neunwöchig”, step by step
neunwöchig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |