zwaarwichtig
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˌzʋaːrˈʋɪx.təx/
adj
Definitions
- very important, of great importance
- serious
- (archaic) heavy
Etymology
Affix from Dutch, Flemish zwaar (heavy, difficult, hard) + Dutch, Flemish wicht (weight, living being, baby, child).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
wicht
Gloss
weight, living being, baby, child
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
子, 児
Emoji
🏋️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- booswicht Dutch, Flemish
- evenwicht Dutch, Flemish
- tegenwicht Dutch, Flemish
- wicht Dutch, Flemish
- zwaar Dutch, Flemish
- zwaargewicht Dutch, Flemish
- zwaarlijvig Dutch, Flemish
- zwaarmoedig Dutch, Flemish
- zwaarte Dutch, Flemish
- zwaartouw Dutch, Flemish
- swaer Middle Dutch
- swâer Middle Dutch
- wicht Middle Dutch
- swaar Afrikaans