Weck
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the German surname, from the noun Weck (“wedge”). Also from Waccho, an old Germanic name related to the verb wachen (“to wake”).
Proper noun
[edit]Weck (plural Wecks)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Weck is the 33241th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 688 individuals. Weck is most common among White (96.08%) individuals.
German
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge; wedge-shaped baked good”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (“wedge”). Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Weck m (mixed or strong, genitive Wecks, plural Wecken or Wecke, diminutive Wecklein n or Weckel n)
- (Southern Germany) bread roll
- 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Hans mein Igel”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2[1], 5th edition, pages 132–133:
- Nun trug es sich zu daß in der Stadt ein Markt war, und der Bauer wollte hin gehen, da fragte er seine Frau, was er ihr sollte mitbringen. „Ein wenig Fleisch, und ein paar Wecke, was zum Haushalt gehört“ sprach sie.
- Now it so happened that there was a market in town, and the farmer wanted to go there, so he asked his wife what he should take there. "A little meat and a few rolls, which belong to the household," she said.
Declension
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]Weck on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Weck” in Duden online
- “Weck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Weck” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Hunsrik
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge; wedge-shaped baked good”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagi (“wedge”). Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Weck m (diminutive Weckche)
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge; wedge-shaped baked good”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagi (“wedge”). Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge. Compare German Weck.
Noun
[edit]Weck m (plural Weck)
- small light cake
- bread roll
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