Where does “Gewicht” come from?

Gewicht (German) comes from Middle High German wiht, from Old High German giwihti, from West Germanic gawihti.

Gewicht (German): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “Gewicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwiht
2Old High Germangiwihti
3West Germanicgawihti

Words derived from “Gewicht

Every word from West Germanic gawihtiEvery word from Old High German giwihtiEvery word from Middle High German wiht