weg

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See also: Weg, WEG, ƿeg, weg-, -weg, and węg.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch weg, from Middle Dutch wech, from Old Dutch weh, weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

weg (plural weë)

  1. way; path

Derived terms

Adverb

weg

  1. away

Dutch

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch wech, from Old Dutch weh, weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛx/
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  • Hyphenation: weg
  • Rhymes: -ɛx

Noun

weg m (plural wegen, diminutive wegje n or weggetje n)

  1. way, road

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: weg

Adverb

weg

  1. away
  2. gone, disappeared
    Synonym: (slang) loesoe
  3. (slang) hammered
    Hij was echt weg toen.
    He was really schnockered.

Derived terms


German

Etymology

Shortened from Middle High German enwec, from Old High German in weg, corresponding to modern in + Weg. The first syllable is still seen in dialectal forms with e-, cf. Luxembourgish ewech. Cognate with Dutch weg, Hunsrik wech, English away.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

weg (not comparable)

  1. away
  2. gone, not there
  3. (now rare) minus
    • 2007, Michael Gaidoschik, Rechenschwäche verstehen - Kinder gezielt fördern: Ein Leitfaden für die Unterrichtspraxis, p.76
      [...] 3+5 „drei und fünf“ oder „drei plus fünf“ [...] „8-5“ als „acht weg fünf“ oder „acht weniger fünf“ oder „acht minus fünf“ [...]
    • 2008, Matthias E. Jacob, Der erotische Bücherwurm: Dreizehn Geschichten aller Art (2nd edition), p.22:
      Mathematik war das noch nicht; man sagte „und“ und „weg“ und „mal“ und „durch“. Eigentlich sollte man diese Sprachregelung wieder einführen, denn es sagt sich viel leichter „1 weg minus 2 ist 3“ als „1 minus minus 2 ist 3“.
  4. (regional, Westphalia) from
    Wo bist du denn weg?
    And you, where do you come from?
  5. (informal) unconscious; passed out
  6. (informal) hammered; so drunk as being close to unconsciousness

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adverb

weg

  1. away

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian wike. Cognates include West Frisian wike.

Noun

weg m (plural wegen)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) week
  • iansis a weg
once a week
  • iarst uun a weg, began faan a weg
beginning/start of the week
  • maden uun a weg, maden faan a weg
middle of the week
  • letst uun a weg, aanj faan a weg
middle of the week

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Noun

weg m

  1. way, path

Inflection

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Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

  • weg”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ƿeġwynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Germanic cognates include Old Saxon weg, Old Dutch weg, Old High German weg, Old Norse vegr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs).

Pronunciation

Noun

weġ m (nominative plural wegas)

  1. path; road; way

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants


Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Old Saxon weg, Old Dutch weg, Old English weġ, Old Norse vegr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs).

Noun

weg m (plural wega)

  1. way

Declension

Descendants


Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Germanic cognates include Old English weġ, Old Dutch weg, Old High German weg, Old Norse vegr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs).

Noun

weg m

  1. way; path; road

Declension


Descendants

  • Middle Low German: wech
    • Dutch Low Saxon: weg
    • German Low German: Weg
    • Plautdietsch: Wajch