weeker

weeker

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *weyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *wikǭ
Proto-West Germanic *wikā
Old English wiċe
Middle English wyke
English week
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English weeker

    From week + -er.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    weeker (plural weekers)

    1. (especially in combination with a number) Someone who participates in something for a certain number of weeks.
      Most holidaymakers are two-weekers, but a few are three-weekers.
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