1. Etymology of the English word wight
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
*wekhtizDerivations in English
naught,
weightCognates
German
Wicht, Swedish
vätteUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word wight
derived from the English word
wightderived from the Old Norse word
vigtUsage
Word found in Array English
