English word weak comes from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną (To retreat. To yield, to fold.), Proto-Indo-European *weyg-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*wīkwaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To retreat. To yield, to fold. |
*weyg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*waikwaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Weak, soft, pliable. |
veikr | Old Norse (non) | Pliant. Weak. |
veykr | Old Norse (non) | |
waik | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
weak | English (en) | (Germanic languages, of adjectives) Definite in meaning, often used with a definite article or similar word.. (Germanic languages, of nouns) Showing less distinct grammatical endings.. (Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.. (chemistry) That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.. [...] |