-weg
Dutch
Etymology
From weg (“gone, away”). The first word of this type is verreweg, attested in late Middle Dutch verre wech (“by far”, literally “far away”). Other words were subsequently formed by analogy with verreweg, but lacked a clear semantic link to weg (“gone, away”), thus transforming -weg into a true (and still productive) derivational suffix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛx/
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Derived terms
Dutch terms suffixed with -weg
Ojibwe
Derived terms
- bezhigweg — one piece of clothing; one cloth article
- dasweg — so many pieces of clothing; so many blankets; so many cloths
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/eg-medial
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