Where does “Wucht” come from?
Wucht (German) comes from German Wicht, 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.
Wucht (German): weight; momentum, impetus, the accumulation of...
Definitions
- weight; momentum, impetus, the accumulation of...
Ancestry of “Wucht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wicht | a small creature, particularly a goblin, sprite,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wicht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wiht | creature, thing; thing, being; being, creature |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wihtą | thing, creature |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekti- | object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |