weike

Middle English

Etymology

From Old Norse veikr, cognate with Old English wīcan (“to yield”). From the root Proto-Indo-European *weik- (“to bend, wind”).

Adjective

weike

1. weak, pliant, fragile, lacking physical rigidity

Descendants

• English: weak

References

• The American Heritage Dictionary: Fourth Edition. 2000. Appendix 1. Indo-European Roots weik-