Where does “vierzehnwöchig” come from?
vierzehnwöchig (German) comes from German vierzehn, from Middle High German vierzehen, from Old High German fiorzehan, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
vierzehnwöchig (German): fourteen-week
Definitions
- fourteen-week
Ancestry of “vierzehnwöchig”, step by step
vierzehnwöchig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German vierzehn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vierzehn | fourteen |
| 2 | Middle High German | vierzehen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fiorzehan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fedurtehun | fourteen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
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... |