Where does “Weck” come from?

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

Weck (Pennsylvania German): small light cake; bread roll

Definitions

  1. small light cake; bread roll

Ancestry of “Weck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwecke—
2Old High Germanwecki—
3Proto-West Germanic*wagiwedge
4Proto-Germanicwagjazwedge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wagi →
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