Where does “Wekenenn” come from?

Wekenenn (Low German) comes from Low German Enn, from Middle Low German ende, from Old Saxon endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Wekenenn (Low German): weekend

Definitions

  1. weekend

Ancestry of “Wekenenn”, step by step

Wekenenn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German Enn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanEnn—
2Middle Low Germanende—
3Old Saxonendiand; end, limit, border
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Low German Week

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanWeekweek
2Middle Low Germanwēke—
3Old Saxonwikaweek
4Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
5Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →