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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”

  • weight
  • eight
  • ought
  • aught
  • overweight
  • lightweight
  • whit
  • heavyweight
  • oughtn't
  • wight
  • counterweight
  • underweight
  • weightless
  • hundredweight
  • birthweight
  • weightlessness
  • eightpence
  • weightlifting
  • paperweight
  • bodyweight
  • middleweight
  • oughtest
  • featherweight
  • welterweight
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