Where does “vaaka-” come from?

vaaka- (Finnish) comes 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.

vaaka- (Finnish): horizontal

Definitions

  1. horizontal

Ancestry of “vaaka-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vaaka-”

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