Wucht.
weight
Meaning & usage
weight
massiveness, bulkiness, bulk
Die Wucht der Kasernenbauten steht in scharfem Kontrast zu den umliegenden Reihenhäuschen.
force, momentum of a moving mass
Der Krater zeugt von der Wucht des Einschlags.
force, impetus, the sudden accumulation of power into a motion
Du solltest die Hantel nicht mit Wucht hochziehen, sondern langsam nach oben drücken.
stunning, powerful effect on the mind etc.
Die Nachricht von ihrem Tod traf mich mit voller Wucht.
something great, smashing, rad
Das ist ja ’ne Wucht, dass wir uns hier treffen.
lifting-jack, lever
Where this word comes from
17th century (standard since ca. 1800), from Low German Wucht (“weight”), byform of Wicht with assimilation of the vowel to the adjacent consonants. Further from Middle Low German wicht(e), from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Cognate with English weight.
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