Where does “wicht” come from?
wicht (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wiht, from Proto-Germanic wihtą, from Proto-Indo-European wekti-, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
Ancestry of “wicht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | wiht | creature, thing; thing, being; being, creature |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wihtą | thing, creature |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wekti- | object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “wicht”