weck

From German Weck, Wecken (“bread roll”).

• IPA^(key): /wɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk

weck (plural wecks)

1. kummelweck bread

• beef on weck

• wick (some dialects of Ripuarian, including Kölsch)
• weit (Moselle Franconian)
• wiet (westernmost Ripuarian)

From Old High German (*)wīd, northern variant of wīt, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarisation -īd- → -igd- → -eg-.

• IPA^(key): /ʋek/

weck (masculine wegge, feminine weck, comparative wegger, superlative et weckste)

1. (some dialects of Ripuarian) far; wide; distant

   Nemm et Auto, der Wääch es ze weck für ze loofe.

   Take the car, the distance is too far to walk.

• IPA^(key): /vɛk/

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• Homophone: weg

weck

1. singular imperative of wecken

Shortened from Middle High German enwec, from Old High German in weg. Compare German weg, Dutch weg, Norwegian Bokmål vekk.

weck

1. away