Where does “Gewiicht” come from?

Gewiicht (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German gewiht, from Old High German gewihti, from Proto-Germanic *gawihtī.

Gewiicht (Luxembourgish): weight; weight, gravity, importance

Definitions

  1. weight; weight, gravity, importance

Ancestry of “Gewiicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangewiht—
2Old High Germangewihti—
3Proto-Germanic*gawihtī—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawihtī →Every word from Old High German gewihti →Every word from Middle High German gewiht →