Etymology of the English word weak
the English word
weakderived from the Old Norse word
veikrderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weik-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*waikwazDerivations in English
weaken,
weakhanded,
weakhearted,
weakish,
weakling,
weakly,
weaknessCognates
Dutch
week, English
week, German
weich, German
Woche, Icelandic
veikur, Icelandic
vika, Swedish
vek, Swedish
veckaUsage
Word found in Modern English
