Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “wecki” come from?

wecki (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic wagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “wecki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wagi—
2Proto-Germanicwagjazwedge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wecki”

  • weck
  • Weck
  • Wecken
  • Einweckglas
  • einwecken
  • Wegge
  • wecke
  • Weck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →