Where does “weght” come from?

weght (Middle English) comes from Old English wiht, from Latin Vectis, from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

weght (Middle English): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “weght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwihtcreature, person, thing, being; weight
2LatinVectisIsle of Wight
3Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wextā →Every word from Latin Vectis →