Where does “nieważność” come from?
nieważność (Polish) comes from Polish nieważny, from Polish Ważny, 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 — to bring; to transport.
nieważność (Polish): invalidity, nullity
Definitions
- invalidity, nullity
Ancestry of “nieważność”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | nieważny | invalid; insignificant |
| 2 | Polish | Ważny | important |
| 3 | Polish | waga | scales; weight |
| 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 |