Where does “vaakasuuntainen” come from?

vaakasuuntainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaakasuunta, 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.

vaakasuuntainen (Finnish): horizontal parallel to the plane of the horizon

Definitions

  1. horizontal parallel to the plane of the horizon

Ancestry of “vaakasuuntainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaakasuuntahorizontal direction
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 →