Weg

From Middle High German wec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg. Cognate with Dutch weg, Afrikaans weg, English way.

• IPA^(key): [veːk] (standard)

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• IPA^(key): [veːç] (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)

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Weg m (strong, genitive Weges or Wegs, plural Wege, diminutive Wegchen n or Weglein n)

1. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic)

   Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg.

   The forest can be dangerous, so stay on the path.

2. route, way (to get from one place to another)

   Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck?

   Do you know the way to Schönebeck?

   auf dem Weg ― on the way

3. method, way (of doing something)

   Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten.

   We found a way to extract milk from oats.

   Mittel und Wege ― ways and means

4. (with preposition) someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement

   in den Weg ― in the way

   aus dem Weg ― out of the way

• weg
• wegen

• “Weg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Weg” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Weg” in Duden online

• Weeg

From Middle Low German wech, from Old Saxon weg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg. Cognate with West Frisian wei, English way.

Weg m (plural Wegen)

1. way
2. path
3. road
4. direction

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• Weeg

From Middle High German wec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg. Cognate with German Weg, English way.

Weg m (plural Wege)

1. way
2. road
3. direction