wicht

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wicht n (plural wichten, diminutive wichtje n)

  1. living being, creature (obsolete)
  2. child
  3. girl
  4. stupid, simple-minded woman (derogatory)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: wig
  • Jersey Dutch: wäxt

Dutch Low Saxon

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Noun

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wicht n (plural wichter)

  1. child
  2. girl, daughter

German

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Verb

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wicht

  1. second-person plural preterite of weichen