wenig
German (Berlin)
/ˈveːnɪç/
adj
Definitions
- little, few a small amount, a small number
Etymology
Derived from Middle High German weinec derived from Old High German *weinag derived from Proto-Germanic *wainagaz (woeful, pitiful) derived from Middle High German minder.
Origin
Middle High German
minder
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- woe English
- woebegone English
- woefare English
- woeful English
- woeless English
- woesome English
- vainaja Finnish
- Blut German
- Wenigkeit German
- blutwenig German
- ebenso German
- ebensowenig German
- weinig Dutch, Flemish
- *wainagaz Proto-Germanic
- wo Middle English
- weinich Middle Dutch
- *weinag Old High German
- minniro Old High German
- wenag Old High German
- wēnag Old High German
- minder Middle High German
- weinec Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- ווייניק Yiddish
- *weinag Old Dutch
- mindor Cimbrian