wey

English

/weɪ/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncommon) An old English measure of weight containing 224 pounds; equivalent to 2 hundredweight.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English weie inherited from Old English wǣġ (scale, a weight, a tool for weighing, balance) inherited from *wāgu inherited from Proto-Germanic *wēgō (scales, weight) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weǵʰ-

Gloss

move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

行

Emoji

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