Etymology of the English word featherweight
the English word
featherweightderived from the English word
featherderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-derived from the English word
weightderived from the English word
wightderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wekti-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wegh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wekhtizUsage
Word found in Modern English