Where does “vājredzīgs” come from?

vājredzīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian redzīgs, from Latvian redze, from Latvian redzēt, from Latvian regt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic reg-, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.

vājredzīgs (Latvian): weak of vision, weak of seeing [[have

Definitions

  1. weak of vision, weak of seeing [[have

Ancestry of “vājredzīgs”, step by step

vājredzīgs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian redzīgs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianredzīgsseeing, sighted; seeing; perceptive, attentive
2Latvianredzevision, eyesight
3Latvianredzētto see; to see, to observe, to notice
4Latvianregt—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicreg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right

via Latvian vājš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvājšweak; weak, poor; weak, mild, dim
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwāy-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwē-to winnow, thresh; to blow, to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic reg- →Every word from Latvian regt →