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Dutch
Etymology
Alternative form of wig. From Middle Dutch wegge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛ.ɣə/
- Hyphenation: weg‧ge
Noun
wegge f (plural weggen, diminutive weggetje n)
- wedge
- a wedge-shaped object, like a bread
- wheat bread, often a special type of bread, with great regional differences in meaning
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English wecg, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz; cognate with Old High German weggi, Old Norse veggr, Dutch wig, German Weck, Lithuanian vagis, perhaps Latin vagina and Old English wecgan.
Pronunciation
Noun
wegge (plural wegges)
- wedge
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