Where does “*wēc” come from?

*wēc (Old Dutch) comes 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;...

*wēc (Old Dutch): weak

Definitions

  1. weak

Ancestry of “*wēc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*wēc”

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