myEtymology.com: English etymology of birthweight

Etymology of the English word birthweight

the English word birthweight

derived from the English word birth

derived from the Old Norse word byrth

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bher-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gaburthis

derived from the English word weight

derived from the English word wight

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wekti-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wegh-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wekhtiz

Word found in Modern English