געוויכט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German gewiht, from Old High German giwihti, from Proto-West Germanic *gawihti, from *ga- + *wihti.

Noun

געוויכט • (gevikht) n, plural געוויכטן (gevikhtn)

1. weight

Derived terms

• גלײַכגעוויכט (glaykhgevikht, “balance”)
• געוויכטיק (gevikhtik, “weighty”)
• קעגנגעוויכט (kegngevikht, “counterweight”)

Related terms

• וויכטיק (vikhtik, “important”)