ENGLISH ROOT WORD: weigh "weigh", "thing" from Old English wegan, gewiht, wiht

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【weigh】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "wegan," "gewiht," and "wiht." It carries the basic meaning of "weigh," and "thing." from PIE *wegh- "to go, move, transport in a vehicle"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "weigh"]

cannot ***[2546] used as the negative form of can
not ****[21] used to form the negative of modal verbs (such as “should“ and “could“) and auxiliary verbs (such as “do“ and “have“)
weigh ****[1907] If someone or something weighs a particular amount, this amount is how heavy they are.
weight ****[1240] The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons.

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[WORD ROOT]root weigh
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] weigh, weight, ught, ot
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) wegan, gewiht, wiht
[MEANING]root weigh, thing

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 wegan [from Proto-Germanic *wegan, shared by Latin vehere] find the weight of, measure; have weight; lift, carry, support, sustain, bear; move
• 【Old English】 gewiht weighing, weight, downward force of a body, heaviness
• 【Old English】 wiht [=gewiht] thing, creature, being

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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cannot ★★★[2546] verb from naught 〈 weigh
【DEFINITION】 used as the negative form of can
【COMPOSITION】 can + not
【ROOTs】 ⑴ can(cuth); know, can ⑵ n(no); no, not ⑶ ot(weigh); weigh
【Etymology】 《Old English wiht》 [=gewiht] thing, creature, being

not ★★★★[21] negative adverb from not 〈 weigh
【DEFINITION】 ① used to form the negative of modal verbs (such as “should“ and “could“) and auxiliary verbs (such as “do“ and “have“)
② used before a verb or clause to make it negative or give it an opposite meaning
③ used with a word or phrase to make it negative or give it an opposite meaning
【ROOTs】 ⑴ n(no); no, not ⑵ ot(weigh); weigh
【Etymology】 《Old English nawiht》 [na+wiht, ne+owiht/awiht ] nothing, no whit; (literally) not anything

weigh ★★★★[1907] verb from weigh
【DEFINITION】 If someone or something weighs a particular amount, this amount is how heavy they are.
【Declension/Conjugation】 weighed, weighed, weighing, weighs
【ROOTs】 weigh; weigh
【Etymology】 《Old English wegan》 [from Proto-Germanic *wegan, shared by Latin vehere] find the weight of, measure; have weight; lift, carry, support, sustain, bear; move
【First Known Meaning】 find the weight of, measure; have weight; lift, carry, support, sustain, bear; move
【DERIVATIVEs】 weigh, weighable, weigher, weight, weighter, weightly, weightness, weighty

weight ★★★★[1240] noun from weight 〈 weigh
【DEFINITION】 The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons.
【pl.】 weights
【SYNONYM】 burden, burden
【ROOTs】 weight(weigh); weigh
【Etymology】 《Old English wiht》 [=gewiht] thing, creature, being
【First Known Meaning】 weighing, weight, downward force of a body, heaviness
【DERIVATIVEs】 weigh, weighable, weigher, weight, weighter, weightly, weightness, weighty

Other words containing "weigh"; naught, notwithstanding, outweigh, weighable, weigher, weighter, weightly, weightness, weighty

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

week
weak
way
watch
ware
ward-
wait
wage
vov-, vot-
volve

 

 

 

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