Where does “weke” come from?

weke (Middle English) comes from Old Norse vǫkva, from Old Norse vǫkr, from Proto-Germanic wakwaz, from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- — wet, moist.

weke (Middle English): week; workweek; A candlewick or wick

Definitions

  1. week; workweek; A candlewick or wick

Ancestry of “weke”, step by step

weke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vǫkva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫkvamoisture, humidity; to moisten, water
2Old Norsevǫkrmoist, wet
3Proto-Germanicwakwazwet, moist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist

via Old English wēoce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwēocewick
2Proto-Germanic*weukā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “weke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →
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