Where does “wihtą” come from?

wihtą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wekti-, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

wihtą (Proto-Germanic): thing, creature

Definitions

  1. thing, creature

Ancestry of “wihtą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwekti-object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “wihtą”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekti- →