Where does “baaga” come from?

baaga (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

baaga (Cimbrian): scale

Definitions

  1. scale

Ancestry of “baaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
2Middle Low Germanwāgewave
3Old Saxonwagwave
4Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →