Where does “vekt” come from?

vekt (Old Norse) 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 “vekt”, 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

Words derived from “vekt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wihti →