Where does “vodováha” come from?

vodováha (Czech) comes from Czech voda, from Old Czech voda, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vodováha (Czech): spirit level

Definitions

  1. spirit level

Ancestry of “vodováha”, step by step

vodováha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech voda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvodawater
2Old Czechvodawater
3Proto-Slavicvodàwater
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Czech váha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechváhaweight; scale, scales, weighing scale
2Old High Germanwāgascales, balance; weight
3Proto-Germanicwēgǭweight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →