Where does “weiche” come from?

weiche (Middle High German) comes from Old High German weihhī, from Old High German weih, 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;...

Ancestry of “weiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanweihhīsoftness
2Old High Germanweihsoft
3Proto-West Germanicwaikwweak, soft, pliable
4Proto-Germanicwaikwazweak, soft, pliable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “weiche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waikwaz →
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