Where does “lægge vægt på” come from?

lægge vægt på (Danish) comes from Danish vægt, from Old Danish wict, from Middle Low German wicht, from Old Saxon wiht, from Proto-West Germanic wihti, from Proto-Germanic wihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

lægge vægt på (Danish): to consider important

Definitions

  1. to consider important

Ancestry of “lægge vægt på”, step by step

lægge vægt på traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vægt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvægtweight; scales; Libra
2Old Danishwict—
3Middle Low Germanwicht—
4Old Saxonwihtcreature, person, thing, being
5Proto-West Germanicwihtithing, creature; weight
6Proto-Germanicwihtizessence, being; thing, creature; weight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Danish lægge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlæggeto lay; to put, place; indefinite plural of læg
2Old Swedishlæggialay, put in a resting position
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →