| 【weak】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old Norse word(s) "veikr." It carries the basic meaning of "weak." from PIE *weik- "to fight, conquer; ⑴ clan; ⑵ to bend, to wind;" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "weak"]
weak ****[563] If someone is weak, they are not healthy or do not have good muscles, so that they cannot move quickly or carry heavy things.
weaken **[4405] If you weaken something or if it weakens, it becomes less strong or less powerful.
weakness ***[3288] If you have a weakness for something, you like it very much, although this is perhaps surprising or undesirable.
[WORD ROOT]root weak
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] weak
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old Norse) veikr
[MEANING]root weak
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 wac weak, pliant, soft
- 【Old Norse】 veikr weak
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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weak ★★★★[563] adjective from weak
【DEFINITION】 If someone is weak, they are not healthy or do not have good muscles, so that they cannot move quickly or carry heavy things.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; weak < weaker < weakest
【SYNONYM】 unconvincing
【ANTONYM】 strong
【ROOTs】 weak; weak
【Etymology】 《Old Norse veikr》 weak
【First Known Meaning】 weak, pliant, soft
【DERIVATIVEs】 weaken, weakener, weakish, weakishly, weakishness, weakly, weakness, weak
weaken ★★[4405] verb from weak
【DEFINITION】 If you weaken something or if it weakens, it becomes less strong or less powerful.
【Declension/Conjugation】 weakened weakened weakening weakens
【ANTONYM】 strengthen
【COMPOSITION】 weak + en
【ROOTs】 ⑴ weak; weak ⑵ en; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old Norse veikr》 weak
【First Known Meaning】 to become feeble,
【DERIVATIVEs】 weaken, weakener, weakish, weakishly, weakishness, weakly, weakness, weak
weakness ★★★[3288] noun from weak
【DEFINITION】 If you have a weakness for something, you like it very much, although this is perhaps surprising or undesirable.
【pl.】 weaknesses
【SYNONYM】 strength
【ANTONYM】 strength
【COMPOSITION】 weak + ness
【ROOTs】 ⑴ weak; weak ⑵ ness; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old Norse veikr》 weak
【DERIVATIVEs】 weaken, weakish, weakishly, weakishness, weakly, weakness, weak
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
way
watch
ware
ward-
wait
wage
vov-, vot-
volve
vol
voc
