Wochn

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • Woch, Wocha (West Central)

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vo̞ˑxɴ̩/

Noun

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

  1. week
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