Where does “undervægt” come from?
undervægt (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.
undervægt (Danish): underweight
Definitions
- underweight
Ancestry of “undervægt”, step by step
undervægt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish vægt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vægt | weight; scales; Libra |
| 2 | Old Danish | wict | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wicht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wiht | creature, person, thing, being |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wihti | thing, creature; weight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wihtiz | essence, being; thing, creature; weight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |