Where does “vektlegging” come from?

vektlegging (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.

vektlegging (Norwegian Bokmål): emphasis

Definitions

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Ancestry of “vektlegging”, step by step

vektlegging 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 legge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleggeto lay, put, place
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →