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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwihtcreature, thing; thing, being; being, creature
2Proto-Germanicwihtąthing, creature
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekti-object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “wicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekti- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtą →
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