Where does “likevekt” come from?
likevekt (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.
likevekt (Norwegian Bokmål): equilibrium, balance
Definitions
- equilibrium, balance
Ancestry of “likevekt”, step by step
likevekt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vekt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vekt | weight; scales; past participle of vekke |
| 2 | Danish | vægt | weight; scales; Libra |
| 3 | Old Danish | wict | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | wicht | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wiht | creature, person, thing, being |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wihti | thing, creature; weight |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wihtiz | essence, being; thing, creature; weight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via German Gleichgewicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gleichgewicht | equilibrium; balance, poise |
| 2 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 3 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gilīh | equal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |