Where does “ważyć” come from?
ważyć (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish waga, 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.
Ancestry of “ważyć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Polish | waga | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | wāge | wave; scale |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wag | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |