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Where does “waikwaz” come from?

waikwaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

waikwaz (Proto-Germanic): weak, soft, pliable

Definitions

  1. weak, soft, pliable

Ancestry of “waikwaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “waikwaz”

  • weak
  • weakness
  • weaken
  • weakly
  • weakling
  • electroweak
  • weakminded
  • weakish
  • weakliness
  • weakeneth
  • weakhearted
  • weakener
  • ultraweak
  • weakmindedness
  • weakside
  • superweak
  • weakenest
  • overweak
  • weaklink
  • weakon
  • weakheartedness
  • semiweak
  • ultraweakly
  • nonweak
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