Where does “weigh” come from?

Weigh comes from Middle English weȝen, from Old English wegan, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-, a root meaning to carry or move.

weigh (English): To determine the weight of an object; Often with...

Definitions

  1. To determine the weight of an object; Often with...

Ancestry of “weigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishweyenTo weigh to measure the weight of
2Old Englishweġanto move
3Proto-West Germanicweganto carry; to weigh
4Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “weigh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →