Where does “lekceważenie” come from?
lekceważenie (Polish) comes from Polish lekceważyć, from Polish ważyć, from Old Polish ważyć, from Old Polish waga, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg — to bring; to transport.
lekceważenie (Polish): disdain, scorn, contempt
Definitions
- disdain, scorn, contempt
Ancestry of “lekceważenie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lekceważyć | to disregard, to ignore, to flout |
| 2 | Polish | ważyć | to weigh |
| 3 | Old Polish | ważyć | to weigh |
| 4 | Old Polish | waga | scale |
| 5 | Middle High German | wāge | wave; scale |
| 6 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 7 | Old Saxon | wag | wave |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |