Where does “weight” come from?

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

Ancestry of “weight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwihtcreature, person, thing, being; weight
2LatinVectisIsle of Wight
3Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “weight”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →