Where does “wicht” come from?

wicht (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon wiht, from Proto-West Germanic wihti, from Proto-Germanic wihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “wicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwihtcreature, person, thing, being
2Proto-West Germanicwihtithing, creature; weight
3Proto-Germanicwihtizessence, being; thing, creature; weight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →
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