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

Gewichtseinheit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gewicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewichtweight
2Middle High Germanwiht—
3Old High Germangiwihti—
4West Germanicgawihti—

via German Einheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinheitunit; unity
2Germaneinsone; one, one o'clock; Alternative form of eines:...
3Middle High Germaneines—

via German S

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSAbbreviation of Süd; south
Every word from West Germanic gawihti →Every word from Old High German giwihti →Every word from Middle High German wiht →