Where does “viktig” come from?

viktig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German wichtich, from German Wichte, from Proto-West Germanic wihti, from Proto-Germanic wihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

viktig (Norwegian Bokmål): important

Definitions

  1. important

Ancestry of “viktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwichtich—
2GermanWichtespecific weight; plural of Wicht
3Proto-West Germanicwihtithing, creature; weight
4Proto-Germanicwihtizessence, being; thing, creature; weight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “viktig”

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