Where does “wäichen” come from?

wäichen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wīchen, from Old High German wīhhan, from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wäichen (Luxembourgish): to yield, to give way

Definitions

  1. to yield, to give way

Ancestry of “wäichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīchen—
2Old High Germanwīhhan—
3Proto-Germanicwīkwanąto yield, to fold; to retreat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wäichen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkwaną →