-weg
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From weg (“gone, away”). The first word of this type is verreweg, attested in late Middle Dutch verre wech (“by far”, literally “far away”). Other words were subsequently formed by analogy with verreweg, but lacked a clear semantic link to weg (“gone, away”), thus transforming -weg into a true (and still productive) derivational suffix.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-weg
Derived terms edit
Ojibwe edit
Medial edit
-weg
Derived terms edit
- bezhigweg — one piece of clothing; one cloth article
- dasweg — so many pieces of clothing; so many blankets; so many cloths
Related terms edit
References edit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/eg-medial