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
- living being, creature; child; girl
Ancestry of “wicht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wicht | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wiht | thing, creature |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wihtą | thing, creature |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekti- | object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “wicht”