Wochn

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Bavarian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of older wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (to bend, wind, turn, yield). Cognates include German Woche, English week, Yiddish וואָך (vokh), Dutch week, Old Norse 𐍅𐌹𐌺𐍉, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌺𐍉 (wikō).

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Noun[edit]

Wochn f (plural Wochn, diminutive Wocherl) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

  1. week