Where does “Wicht” come from?

Wicht (German) comes from Middle High German wicht, from Old High German wiht, from Proto-Germanic wihtą, from Proto-Indo-European wekti-, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Wicht (German): a small creature, particularly a goblin, sprite,...

Definitions

  1. a small creature, particularly a goblin, sprite,...

Ancestry of “Wicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwicht—
2Old High Germanwihtcreature, thing; thing, being; being, creature
3Proto-Germanicwihtąthing, creature
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekti-object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “Wicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekti- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtą →