Where does “viktighet” come from?

viktighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål viktig, 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.

viktighet (Norwegian Bokmål): importance

Definitions

  1. importance

Ancestry of “viktighet”, step by step

viktighet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål viktig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviktigimportant
2Middle Low Germanwichtich—
3GermanWichtespecific weight; plural of Wicht
4Proto-West Germanicwihtithing, creature; weight
5Proto-Germanicwihtizessence, being; thing, creature; weight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Swedish viktig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishviktigimportant, relevant, having priority
2Swedishviktweight, mass; a weight; importance of something
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →