Where does “viktig” come from?
viktig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.
viktig (Norwegian Nynorsk): important
Ancestry of “viktig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | wichtich | — |
| 2 | German | Wichte | specific weight; plural of Wicht |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wihti | thing, creature; weight |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wihtiz | essence, being; thing, creature; weight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
Words derived from “viktig”