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
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”)
Descendants

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
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