Etymology of the English word heavyweight
the English word
heavyweightderived from the English word
heavyderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khabigasderived 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