Where does “Weech” come from?

Weech (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German wiht, from Proto-Germanic wihtą, from Proto-Indo-European wekti-, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Weech (Central Franconian): a child, especially a girl, daughter

Definitions

  1. a child, especially a girl, daughter

Ancestry of “Weech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwihtcreature, thing; thing, being; being, creature
2Proto-Germanicwihtąthing, creature
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekti-object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekti- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtą →