Where does “woch” come from?

woch (Luxembourgish) 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...

woch (Luxembourgish): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “woch”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wikā →