wee

English

/wiː/

adj

Definitions

(Scotland) Small, little.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wey inherited from Old English wǣġ (scale, a weight, a tool for weighing, balance) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wēgō (scales, weight).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wēgō

Gloss

scales, weight

Concept

Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bill English
weebill English
*weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*wēgaz Proto-Germanic
*wēgō Proto-Germanic
wægholm Old English
wǣġ Old English
wawe Middle English
weie Middle English
wey Middle English
wāga Old High German
*wāgu gmw-pro
wāga Old Dutch

bill
weebill