Where does “vektlegging” come from?

vektlegging (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.

vektlegging (Norwegian Nynorsk): emphasis

Definitions

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Ancestry of “vektlegging”, step by step

vektlegging 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 legge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskleggeto lay, put, place; to build, make; to spread out
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →