Where does “overvektig” come from?
overvektig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vektig, 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.
overvektig (Norwegian Nynorsk): overweight
Ancestry of “overvektig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vektig | weighty, heavy |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vekt | weight; scales |
| 3 | Old Norse | vekt | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | wicht | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wiht | creature, person, thing, being |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wihti | thing, creature; weight |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wihtiz | essence, being; thing, creature; weight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |