Where does “fødselsvekt” come from?

fødselsvekt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vekt, from Old Norse vekt, 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.

fødselsvekt (Norwegian Nynorsk): birth weight

Definitions

  1. birth weight

Ancestry of “fødselsvekt”, step by step

fødselsvekt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvektweight; scales
2Old Norsevekt
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

via Norwegian Nynorsk fødsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfødsela birth
2Norwegian Nynorskfødeto give birth, be born; to feed, nourish,...
3Faroeseføðato bear, to give birth to
4Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
5Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wihti
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