Where does “gewicht” come from?

gewicht (Dutch) comes from German Gewicht, from Middle High German wiht, from Old High German giwihti, from West Germanic gawihti.

gewicht (Dutch): weight; A pair of antlers; an antler

Definitions

  1. weight; A pair of antlers; an antler

Ancestry of “gewicht”, step by step

gewicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gewicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewichtweight
2Middle High Germanwiht—
3Old High Germangiwihti—
4West Germanicgawihti—

via Middle Dutch gewichte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgewichte—

Words derived from “gewicht”

Every word from West Germanic gawihti →