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Where does “Gewichtseinheit” come from?

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

Gewichtseinheit (German): unit of weight

Definitions

  1. unit of weight

Ancestry of “Gewichtseinheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewichtweight
2Middle High Germanwiht—
3Old High Germangiwihti—
4West Germanicgawihti—
Every word from West Germanic gawihti →