Where does “nieważki” come from?

nieważki (Polish) comes from Polish ważki, from Polish waga, 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 — to bring; to transport.

nieważki (Polish): weightless

Definitions

  1. weightless

Ancestry of “nieważki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishważkiimportant, crucial
2Polishwagascales; weight
3Old Polishwagascale
4Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
5Middle Low Germanwāgewave
6Old Saxonwagwave
7Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
8Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “nieważki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →
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