Where does “weichen” come from?

weichen (German) comes 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;...

weichen (German): to wane; to yield; to soak

Definitions

  1. to wane; to yield; to soak

Ancestry of “weichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīchen—
2Old High Germanwīhhan—
3Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “weichen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną →
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