wiegen
German (Berlin)
/ˈviːɡən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to weigh; to measure the weight of; to balance
- (intransitive) to weigh; to be of a certain weight
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German wegen inherited from Old High German wegan (move) inherited from Proto-Germanic *weganą (move, carry, weigh, wiggle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰe-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wéǵʰe-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aweigh English
- beweigh English
- checkweighman English
- counterweigh English
- downweigh English
- foreweigh English
- outweigh English
- overweigh English
- reweigh English
- weigh English
- weighable English
- weighage English
- weighbeam English
- weighbridge English
- weigher English
- weighest English
- weigheth English
- weighhouse English
- weighlock English
- weighman English
- weighmaster English
- abwiegen German
- aufwiegen German
- auswiegen German
- bewegen German
- verwiegen German
- vorwiegen German
- überwiegen German
- afwegen Dutch, Flemish
- bewegen Dutch, Flemish
- overwegen Dutch, Flemish
- weegschaal Dutch, Flemish
- wegen Dutch, Flemish
- wegenkaart Dutch, Flemish
- *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéǵʰe- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéǵʰeti Proto-Indo-European
- *weganą Proto-Germanic
- *wēgaz Proto-Germanic
- podwieźć Polish
- przewieźć Polish
- wiezienie Polish
- wieźć Polish
- wegan Old English
- wicga Old English
- weghen Middle English
- vega Old Norse
- overveje Danish
- veje Danish
- *veztì Proto-Slavic
- vega Icelandic
- wēgen Middle Dutch
- wegan Old High German
- wegen Middle High German
- weigen Middle High German
- weien Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wegan gmw-pro
- *wegan Old Dutch
- béegan Cimbrian
- wegan Old Saxon
- wæghæ Old Danish
- wegi Sranan Tongo