Where does “wicht” come from?

wicht (Dutch) comes 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.

wicht (Dutch): living being, creature; child; girl

Definitions

  1. living being, creature; child; girl

Ancestry of “wicht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekti- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtą →