Weck

bread roll

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɛk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wecke

Inherited from Old High German: wecki

Cognate with Dutch: wig

Cognate with English: wedge

In summary

From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge; wedge-shaped baked good”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (“wedge”). Cognate with Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge.

Concepts

wedge

oblong roll

Synonyms

Keil

Translations

cuneus

coin

spie

wig

cuña

kama

cuneo

klin

klinwegge

cunha

falca

takoz

tascó

σφήνα

cale