Where does “Watts” come from?

Watts (English) comes from Middle English wat, from Middle English wight, from Old English wiht, from Latin Vectis, from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “Watts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwatA person; A rabbit; A hare
2Middle EnglishwightA creature, a being; A person, a human being; A...
3Old Englishwihtcreature, person, thing, being; weight
4LatinVectisIsle of Wight
5Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “Watts”

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