Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “vægha” come from?

vægha (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse vega, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vægha (Old Swedish): to lift; to weigh; to examine

Definitions

  1. to lift; to weigh; to examine

Ancestry of “vægha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevegaaccusative plural of vegr, ‘ways’; earth; to...
2Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “vægha”

  • överväga
  • väga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →