Where does “Waage” come from?

Waage (German) comes from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Waage (German): scales; Libra

Definitions

  1. scales; Libra

Ancestry of “Waage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
2Middle Low Germanwāgewave
3Old Saxonwagwave
4Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “Waage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →