Where does “likevekt” come from?
likevekt (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.
likevekt (Norwegian Nynorsk): equilibrium, balance
Definitions
- equilibrium, balance
Ancestry of “likevekt”, step by step
likevekt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk vekt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vekt | weight; scales |
| 2 | Old Norse | vekt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wicht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wiht | creature, person, thing, being |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wihti | thing, creature; weight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wihtiz | essence, being; thing, creature; weight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via German Gleichgewicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gleichgewicht | equilibrium; balance, poise |
| 2 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 3 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gilīh | equal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |