Where does “dødvekt” come from?

dødvekt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vekt, from Danish vægt, from Old Danish wict, from Middle Low German wicht, from Old Saxon wiht, from Proto-West Germanic wihti, from Proto-Germanic wihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

dødvekt (Norwegian Bokmål): deadweight

Definitions

  1. deadweight

Ancestry of “dødvekt”, step by step

dødvekt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvektweight; scales; past participle of vekke
2Danishvægtweight; scales; Libra
3Old Danishwict—
4Middle Low Germanwicht—
5Old Saxonwihtcreature, person, thing, being
6Proto-West Germanicwihtithing, creature; weight
7Proto-Germanicwihtizessence, being; thing, creature; weight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Norwegian Bokmål død

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldøddeath; dead, deceased; invalid
2Danishdøddead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise
3Old Danishdøth—
4Old Norsedauðrdead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →