Where does “vaaitus” come from?

vaaitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaaittaa, from Finnish vaaka, from Old Swedish vāgh, from Old Norse vág, from Proto-Germanic wēgō, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vaaitus (Finnish): leveling

Definitions

  1. leveling

Ancestry of “vaaitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaaittaato level
2Finnishvaakascales; horizontal
3Old Swedishvāgh—
4Old Norsevágbalance, scales; weight
5Proto-Germanicwēgōscales; weight
6Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “vaaitus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgō →