weke
Afrikaans
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːkə
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *wika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English wice, wucu; from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ.
Noun
References
- “wẹ̄k(e (n.(3))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.
Etymology 2
From Old English wēoce; from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈweːk(ə)/, /ˈwɛk(ə)/
Noun
weke
- A candlewick or wick
- The cord or rope used to create wicks; wicking
- Such wicking used for medical purposes; e.g. as a bandage
- A low-quality kind of textile
Descendants
- English: wick
References
- “wẹ̄̆k(e (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛk(ə)/
Descendants
- English: weke (obsolete)
References
- “weke (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.
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