Where does “nierównowaga” come from?

nierównowaga (Polish) comes from Polish równowaga, from German Gleichgewicht, from German gleich, from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

nierównowaga (Polish): disequilibrium, imbalance

Definitions

  1. disequilibrium, imbalance

Ancestry of “nierównowaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrównowagabalance, equilibrium
2GermanGleichgewichtequilibrium; balance, poise
3Germangleichequal; same; very similar; same; identical
4Middle High Germangelīch
5Old High Germangilīhequal
6Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
7Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-