Where does “wêec” come from?

wêec (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *wēc, from Proto-West Germanic waikw, from Proto-Germanic waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wêec (Middle Dutch): weak, soft

Definitions

  1. weak, soft

Ancestry of “wêec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*wēcweak
2Proto-West Germanicwaikwweak, soft, pliable
3Proto-Germanicwaikwazweak, soft, pliable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waikwaz →
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