Week
WordNet
noun
(1) Hours or days of work in a calendar week
"They worked a 40-hour week"
(2) A period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday
(3) Any period of seven consecutive days
"It rained for a week"
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Etymology
From < < < . Related to Proto-Germanic }. The Dutch noun derives from a related verb }, via the current Dutch form 'to cede, give way'.
Related words are Old High German (Modern German ), Old Frisian , Middle Dutch , Old Saxon , Old Norse , Gothic , Old English .