Where does “weg” come from?

weg (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wike, from Proto-West Germanic wikā, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

weg (North Frisian): week; iansis a weg; once a week

Definitions

  1. week; iansis a weg; once a week

Ancestry of “weg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwike—
2Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
3Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wikā →