Etymology of the English word weightlifting
the English word
weightliftingderived 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
*wekhtizderived from the English word
liftingderived from the English word
liftderived from the Old Norse word
lyptaderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*luftijanUsage
Word found in Modern English