myEtymology.com: English etymology of makeweight

Etymology of the English word makeweight

the English word makeweight

derived from the English word make

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mag- (kneading)

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