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
- small light cake; bread roll
Ancestry of “Weck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wecke | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wecki | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wagi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wagjaz | wedge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |