Where does “vaakasuorasti” come from?

vaakasuorasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaakasuora, 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.

vaakasuorasti (Finnish): horizontally

Definitions

  1. horizontally

Ancestry of “vaakasuorasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaakasuorahorizontal
2Finnishvaaka-horizontal
3Finnishvaakascales; horizontal
4Old Swedishvāgh—
5Old Norsevágbalance, scales; weight
6Proto-Germanicwēgōscales; weight
7Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgō →