Where does “motvekt” come from?

motvekt (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.

motvekt (Norwegian Bokmål): a counterbalance; a counterweight

Definitions

  1. a counterbalance; a counterweight

Ancestry of “motvekt”, step by step

motvekt 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 mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmotcourage; a meeting; to, towards
2Danishmodcourage; mood; against
3Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →