Wicht

German (Berlin)

/vɪçt/

noun
Definitions
  • a small creature, particularly a goblin, sprite, leprechaun, kobold
  • (of a child) a cheeky one; a rascal
  • (of an adult) one who is mean but unimportant
  • (pejorative) dwarf, little man

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German wicht inherited from Old High German wiht (thing, creature) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (essence, object, thing) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wekti- (cause, thing, sake).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wekti-

Gloss

cause, thing, sake

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

酎

Emoji

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