week.
week, period of seven days
Meaning & usage
week, period of seven days
Where this word comes from
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”).
soft, tender, fragile
weak, gentle, weakhearted
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch wêec, from Old Dutch *wēc, from Proto-West Germanic *waikw, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz.
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