Where does “wiht” come from?
wiht (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wihtą, from Proto-Indo-European wekti-, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
wiht (Old Dutch): thing, creature
Ancestry of “wiht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wihtą | thing, creature |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wekti- | object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “wiht”