Wochn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Woch, Wocha (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of older wëhha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”). Cognates include German Woche, English week, Yiddish וואָך (vokh), Dutch week, Old Norse vika, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌺𐍉 (wikō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vo̞ˑxɴ̩/

Noun

Wochn f (plural Wochn, diminutive Wocherl) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

1. week