weach

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian weg, from Proto-West Germanic *wāg, from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz.

Cognate with Dutch waag, English waw, German Woge.

Noun

weach c (plural weagen, diminutive weachje)

  1. wave (motion in a liquid)
    Synonym: golf
  2. wave, wavy shape, ripple
  3. wave (in any other medium or field)
    Synonym: golf

Further reading

  • “weach”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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