Where does “iveke” come from?

iveke (Southern Ndebele) comes from Afrikaans week, from Dutch week, from Middle Dutch wēke, from Old Dutch *wica, from Proto-West Germanic wikā, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

iveke (Southern Ndebele): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “iveke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansweekweek
2Dutchweekweek; soft, tender, fragile; weak, gentle,...
3Middle Dutchwēkeweek
4Old Dutch*wicaweek
5Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
6Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
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