ENGLISH ROOT WORD: week "week." from Old English wucu, wice

【week】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "wucu," and "wice." It carries the basic meaning of "week." 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 "week"]

week ****[168] A week is a period of seven days. Some people consider that a week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday.
weekend ****[1414] .Saturday and Sunday
weekly **[3578] A weekly event or publication happens or appears once a week or every week.

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[WORD ROOT]root week
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] week
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) wucu, wice
[MEANING]root week

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 wucu a turning, succession
• 【Old English】 wice a turning, succession

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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week ★★★★[168] noun from week
【DEFINITION】 A week is a period of seven days. Some people consider that a week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday.
【pl.】 weeks 소유격; week's
【ROOTs】 week; week
【Etymology】 《Old English wucu》 a turning, succession
【First Known Meaning】 a turning, succession
【DERIVATIVEs】 week, weekly

weekend ★★★★[1414] noun from weekend 〈 week
【DEFINITION】 ① .Saturday and Sunday
② a trip or vacation that is taken on Saturday and Sunday
【pl.】 weekends
【COMPOSITION】 week + end
【ROOTs】 ⑴ week; week ⑵ end; end
【Etymology】 《Middle English week-end》

weekly ★★[3578] adjective from week
【DEFINITION】 A weekly event or publication happens or appears once a week or every week.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ week; week ⑵ ly; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English wucu》 a turning, succession
【DERIVATIVEs】 week, weekly

Other words containing "week"; weekday

(※ 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; 】

weak
way
watch
ware
ward-
wait
wage
vov-, vot-
volve
vol

 

 

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