Made weak or weaker; reduced in strength, power, or effectiveness.
From Old Norse 'veikr' meaning weak, with the suffix '-en' added to create a verb. The word has Germanic roots and was used in Middle English to describe physical weakness that later expanded to metaphorical uses.
Interestingly, 'weak' and 'week' have completely different origins despite sounding similar—'weak' comes from Norse, while 'week' comes from an ancient word meaning 'turn' or 'change.' It's a great example of homophones with totally unrelated histories!
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