Where does “vekt” come from?

vekt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

vekt (Norwegian Bokmål): weight; scales; past participle of vekke

Definitions

  1. weight; scales; past participle of vekke

Ancestry of “vekt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vekt”

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