Where does “weke-day” come from?

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

weke-day (Middle English): A day of the week; A seven-day week; A six-day...

Definitions

  1. A day of the week; A seven-day week; A six-day...

Ancestry of “weke-day”, step by step

weke-day traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English weke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwekeweek; workweek; A candlewick or wick
2Old Norsevǫkvamoisture, humidity; to moisten, water
3Old Norsevǫkrmoist, wet
4Proto-Germanicwakwazwet, moist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist

via Middle English day

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdayday; daylight, sunlight; epoch, age, period
2Old Englishdæġday, daytime
3Proto-West Germanicdagday
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “weke-day”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wakwaz →Every word from Old Norse vǫkr →