Where does “vægt” come from?

vægt (Danish) comes 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.

vægt (Danish): weight; scales; Libra

Definitions

  1. weight; scales; Libra

Ancestry of “vægt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vægt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →