Where does “wiegen” come from?

wiegen (German) comes from Middle High German wigen, from German wiege, from Middle High German wige, from Old High German wīga.

wiegen (German): to weigh; to measure the weight of; to balance;...

Definitions

  1. to weigh; to measure the weight of; to balance;...

Ancestry of “wiegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwigen—
2Germanwiegeinflection of wiegen: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanwigecradle
4Old High Germanwīga—

Words derived from “wiegen”

Every word from Old High German wīga →Every word from Middle High German wige →Every word from German wiege →