English word origin

Etymology of Wight

From Old English Wiht, from Latin Vēctis (“Isle of Wight”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

The Isle of Wight. · A sea area comprising part of the English Channel, from the southern English coast down to Normandy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Old English Wiht, from Latin Vēctis (“Isle of Wight”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Inherited-form mentionWihtang
Derivation mentionVēctisla · Isle of Wight

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Scottish and English surname, from the noun wight.

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