Where does “wykeday” come from?
wykeday (Middle English) comes from Middle English wyke, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
wykeday (Middle English): A day of the week; a weekday
Definitions
- A day of the week; a weekday
Ancestry of “wykeday”, step by step
wykeday traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English wyke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wyke | Alternative form of wikke; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | joke |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Middle English day
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | day | day; daylight, sunlight; epoch, age, period |
| 2 | Old English | dæġ | day, daytime |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Old English wicdæġ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wicdæġ | day of the week |