wicht

See also: Wicht

Dutch

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wicht, from Old Dutch *wiht, from Proto-Germanic *wihtą. Cognate with English wight, German Wicht.

Noun

wicht n (plural wichten, diminutive wichtje n)

1. (obsolete) living being, creature

   Synonyms: wezen, schepsel, creatuur

2. (dated) child

   Synonyms: kind, koter

3. girl

   Synonym: meisje

4. (derogatory) stupid, simple-minded woman

Derived terms

• booswicht

Descendants

• Afrikaans: wig
• Jersey Dutch: wäxt

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch wicht, from Old Dutch *wiht, from Proto-West Germanic *wihti, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. The gender gradually shifted from feminine to neuter from the Middle Dutch phase onwards, influenced by gewicht.

Noun

wicht n (plural wichten, diminutive wichtje n)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of gewicht (“weight”)

Related terms

• gewicht
• wegen

Descendants

• → English: wichtje

Dutch Low Saxon

Noun

wicht n (plural wichter)

1. child
2. girl, daughter

German

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Verb

wicht

1. second-person plural preterite of weichen

Scots

Noun

wicht (plural wichts)

1. wight