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
Declension of Weg
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Weg die Wege
genitive eines des Weges,
Wegs		 der Wege
dative einem dem Weg,
Wege1		 den Wegen
accusative einen den Weg die Wege
1Now uncommon, see notes

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

Alternative forms
  • Weeg

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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