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 gawihti →Every word from Old High German giwihti →Every word from Middle High German wiht →