Where does “woche” come from?

woche (German) comes 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...

woche (German): week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday

Definitions

  1. week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday

Ancestry of “woche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwocheweek
2Old High Germanwehhaweek
3Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
4Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “woche

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wikā
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