Where does “evenwicht” come from?

evenwicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch wicht, from Middle Dutch wicht, from Old Dutch wiht, from Proto-Germanic wihtą, from Proto-Indo-European wekti-, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

evenwicht (Dutch): balance, equilibrium; equilibrium

Definitions

  1. balance, equilibrium; equilibrium

Ancestry of “evenwicht”, step by step

evenwicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwichtliving being, creature; child; girl
2Middle Dutchwicht
3Old Dutchwihtthing, creature
4Proto-Germanicwihtąthing, creature
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekti-object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Dutch even

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchevenshortly, briefly; for a short period, for a...
2Middle Dutchēveneven, equal
3Old Dutchevan
4Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
5Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “evenwicht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-