Where does “vektproblem” come from?

vektproblem (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.

vektproblem (Norwegian Nynorsk): a weight problem

Definitions

  1. a weight problem

Ancestry of “vektproblem”, step by step

vektproblem 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 problem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskproblemproblem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wihti