weichen
German (Berlin)
/ˈvaɪ̯çn̩/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (intransitive) to wane
- (ambitransitive) to yield
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German wīchan inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną (yield, retreat, fold).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wīkwaną
Gloss
yield, retreat, fold
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Abweichler German
- Abweichung German
- Aufweichung German
- Standardabweichung German
- ab German
- abweichen German
- aufweichen German
- einweichen German
- entweichen German
- *wīkwaną Proto-Germanic
- víkja Old Norse
- víkva Old Norse
- víkva, víkja Old Norse
- undvige Danish
- vige Danish
- vigepligt Danish
- wīchan Old High German
- wīhhan Old High German
- weichen Middle High German
- wīchen Middle High German
- weechen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- wäichen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *wīkwan gmw-pro
- *wīcan Old Dutch
- baichan Cimbrian
- bòochan Cimbrian
- dorbòochan Cimbrian
- wikan Old Saxon