Where does “Wichtichkjeit” come from?

Wichtichkjeit (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch wichtich, from Plautdietsch Wicht, from Proto-West Germanic wihti, from Proto-Germanic wihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Wichtichkjeit (Plautdietsch): importance

Definitions

  1. importance

Ancestry of “Wichtichkjeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschwichtichweighty, important, significant
2PlautdietschWichtweight
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 →