weg

Meaning

Adv

1. away
2. gone, not there
3. (Westphalia,regional) from

Conj

minus

Adj

1. (indeclinable,informal,predicative) unconscious; passed out
2. (indeclinable,informal,predicative) hammered; so drunk as being close to unconsciousness

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɛk/

Etymology

Shortened from Middle High German enwec, from Old High German in weg, corresponding to modern in + Weg. The first syllable is still seen in dialectal forms with e-; compare Luxembourgish ewech. Cognate with Dutch weg, Hunsrik wech, English away.