wieg

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) cradle
2. (feminine) birthplace

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of wiegen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of wiegen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of wiegen:

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wiegen

to rock, to sway

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Concepts

cradle

cot

crib

bassinet

Synonyms

afkomst

bakermat

herkomst

kinderbed

komaf

oorsprong

origine

ledikantje

Translations

cuna

berceau

Wiege

berço

culla

κούνια

bressol

beşik

cunae

cunabula

Herkunft

Ursprungsort

Herkunftsort

Gitterbett

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋix/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wiege

In summary

From Middle Dutch wiege, possibly from an affective variant of Proto-West Germanic *wagā (“craddle”), from Proto-Germanic *wagǭ. Compare the Old High German variants wīga (later Wiege) and waga.