wäichen
Luxemburgeois
/ˈvæːɪ̯ɕən/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to yield, to give way
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German wīchen inherited from Old High German wīhhan 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
- Abweichung German
- abweichen German
- aufweichen German
- einweichen German
- entweichen German
- weichen German
- afwijken Dutch, Flemish
- ontwijken Dutch, Flemish
- uitwijken Dutch, Flemish
- wijken Dutch, Flemish
- *wīkwaną Proto-Germanic
- víkja Old Norse
- víkva Old Norse
- víkva, víkja Old Norse
- víkja Icelandic
- wiken Middle Dutch
- wīchan Old High German
- wīhhan Old High German
- wīchen Middle High German
- *wīkwan gmw-pro
- *wīcan Old Dutch
- baichan Cimbrian
- wikan Old Saxon