Where does “sechzigwöchig” come from?
sechzigwöchig (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...
sechzigwöchig (German): sixty-week
Definitions
- sixty-week
Ancestry of “sechzigwöchig”, step by step
sechzigwöchig 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... |
via German sechzig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sechzig | sixty |
| 2 | Middle High German | sehzec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sehszug | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehs tigiwiz | sixty |