weien
Luxemburgeois
/ˈvɑɪ̯ən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to weigh, to measure the weight of
- (intransitive) to weigh, to have a certain weight
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German wegan (move) inherited from Proto-Germanic *weganą (move, carry, weigh, wiggle).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*weganą
Gloss
move, carry, weigh, wiggle
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aweigh English
- beweigh English
- checkweighman English
- counterweigh English
- downweigh English
- foreweigh English
- outweigh English
- overweigh English
- reweigh English
- weigh English
- weighable English
- weighage English
- weighbeam English
- weighbridge English
- weigher English
- weighest English
- weigheth English
- weighhouse English
- weighlock English
- weighman English
- weighmaster English
- abwiegen German
- aufwiegen German
- auswiegen German
- bewegen German
- verwiegen German
- vorwiegen German
- wiegen German
- überwiegen German
- afwegen Dutch, Flemish
- bewegen Dutch, Flemish
- overwegen Dutch, Flemish
- weegschaal Dutch, Flemish
- wegen Dutch, Flemish
- wegenkaart Dutch, Flemish
- *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéǵʰe- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéǵʰeti Proto-Indo-European
- *weganą Proto-Germanic
- *wēgaz Proto-Germanic
- wegan Old English
- wicga Old English
- weghen Middle English
- vega Old Norse
- overveje Danish
- veje Danish
- vega Icelandic
- wēgen Middle Dutch
- wegan Old High German
- wegen Middle High German
- weigen Middle High German
- 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wegan gmw-pro
- *wegan Old Dutch
- wegan Old Saxon
- wæghæ Old Danish
- wegi Sranan Tongo