Where does “motvekt” come from?

motvekt (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.

motvekt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a counterbalance; a counterweight

Definitions

  1. a counterbalance; a counterweight

Ancestry of “motvekt”, step by step

motvekt 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 mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmotcourage; a meeting; to, towards
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →