Where does “vektløyse” come from?

vektløyse (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.

vektløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): weightlessness

Definitions

  1. weightlessness

Ancestry of “vektløyse”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →