Where does “weck” come from?

weck (Pennsylvania German) comes from German enwec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

weck (Pennsylvania German): away

Definitions

  1. away

Ancestry of “weck”, step by step

weck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German enwec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanenwec—
2Old High Germanwegway
3Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Middle High German wecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwecke—
2Old High Germanwecki—
3Proto-West Germanic*wagiwedge
4Proto-Germanicwagjazwedge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →