Where does “ווייך” come from?

ווייך (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German weich, from Old High German weih, from Proto-West Germanic waikw, from Proto-Germanic waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

ווייך (Yiddish): soft

Definitions

  1. soft

Ancestry of “ווייך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanweich—
2Old High Germanweihsoft
3Proto-West Germanicwaikwweak, soft, pliable
4Proto-Germanicwaikwazweak, soft, pliable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “ווייך”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waikwaz →