FromMiddle Dutchgewichte. CompareMiddle Dutchwicht. Ultimately fromOld Dutchwiht, fromProto-West Germanic*wihti, fromProto-Germanic*wihtiz,*gawihtiz (compare*weganą). Equivalent toge- +wegen(“to weigh”) +-t(“verbal noun”).
gewicht n (pluralgewichten,diminutivegewichtje n)
Borrowed fromGermanGewicht, a variant ofGeweih.Doublet ofgewei.
gewicht n (pluralgewichten,diminutivegewichtje n)