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weg.

way, road

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʋɛx/

  1. way, road

    masculine

  2. manner, way (figuratively)

    masculine
    Waar een wil is, is een weg.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wech, from Old Dutch weh, weg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

adv/ʋɛx/

  1. away

  2. gone, disappeared

  3. hammered

    slang
    Hij was echt weg toen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wech, from Old Dutch weh, weg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

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