Where does “vaakasuora” come from?

vaakasuora (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaaka-, 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.

vaakasuora (Finnish): horizontal

Definitions

  1. horizontal

Ancestry of “vaakasuora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaaka-horizontal
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 “vaakasuora”

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