Where does “Wightsaari” come from?
Wightsaari (Finnish) comes from English Isle of Wight, from Old English wiht, from Latin Vectis, from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
Ancestry of “Wightsaari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Isle of Wight | — |
| 2 | Old English | wiht | creature, person, thing, being; weight |
| 3 | Latin | Vectis | Isle of Wight |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wextā | time, course, turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |