Where does “waek” come from?

waek (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch wēke, from Old Dutch *wica, from Proto-West Germanic wikā, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

waek (Limburgish): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “waek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwēkeweek
2Old Dutch*wicaweek
3Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
4Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wikā →