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Weg.

path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[veːk]standard[veːç]
  1. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic)

    masculine · strong
    Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg.
  2. route, way (to get from one place to another)

    masculine · strong
    Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck?
    auf dem Weg
  3. method, way (of doing something)

    masculine · strong
    Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten.
    Mittel und Wege
  4. someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement

    masculine · strong
    im Weg
    auf den Weg
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wëc, from Old High German wëg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg. Cognate with Dutch weg, Afrikaans weg, English way.

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