Where does “nettovægt” come from?

nettovægt (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.

nettovægt (Danish): net weight

Definitions

  1. net weight

Ancestry of “nettovægt”, step by step

nettovægt 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 netto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnettonet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wihti