wicht

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === === 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) (obsolete) living being, creature Synonyms: wezen, schepsel, creatuur (dated) child Synonyms: kind, koter (dated) girl Synonym: meisje (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) (obsolete) synonym of gewicht (“weight”) ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: wichtje == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === wicht second-person plural preterite of weichen == Low German == === Noun === wicht n (plural wichter) (Dutch Low Saxon) child (alternative letter-case form of Wicht) (Dutch Low Saxon) girl (alternative letter-case form of Wicht) (Dutch Low Saxon) daughter Synonym: (Dutch Low Saxon) deern == Scots == === Noun === wicht (plural wichts) wight