Where does “wæct” come from?

wæct (Old Danish) comes 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.

Ancestry of “wæct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwicht—
2Old Saxonwihtcreature, person, thing, being
3Proto-West Germanicwihtithing, creature; weight
4Proto-Germanicwihtizessence, being; thing, creature; weight
5Proto-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 →