Weg

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

German

Etymology

From Old High German weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Compare Low German Weg, Dutch weg, West Frisian wei, English way, Danish vej, Norwegian veg, Swedish väg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /veːk/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /veːç/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
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Noun

Weg m (genitive Wegs or Weges, plural Wege, diminutive Weglein n)

  1. way
  2. path

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Weg in Duden online

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz. Compare German Weg, Dutch weg, English way.

Noun

Weg m (plural Weeg)

  1. way
  2. road

Synonyms

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Compare German Weg, Dutch weg, English way.

Noun

Weg m (plural Wege)

  1. way
  2. road
  3. direction
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