Where does “uviktig” come from?

uviktig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

uviktig (Norwegian Nynorsk): unimportant

Definitions

  1. unimportant

Ancestry of “uviktig”, step by step

uviktig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk viktig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskviktigimportant
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 Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →