Where does “cwëk” come from?

cwëk (Kashubian) comes from German Zweck, from Middle High German zwec, from Old High German zwec.

cwëk (Kashubian): sense

Definitions

  1. sense

Ancestry of “cwëk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZweckpurpose, cause; point
2Middle High Germanzwec—
3Old High Germanzwec—
Every word from Old High German zwec →Every word from Middle High German zwec →Every word from German Zweck →