Where does “odważniak” come from?

odważniak (Polish) comes from Polish odważny, from Polish odwaga, from Polish odważyć, from Polish ważyć, from Old Polish ważyć, from Old Polish waga, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge — to bring; to transport.

odważniak (Polish): brave person

Definitions

  1. brave person

Ancestry of “odważniak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishodważnybrave, courageous
2Polishodwagacourage, bravery
3Polishodważyćto weigh out
4Polishważyćto weigh
5Old Polishważyćto weigh
6Old Polishwagascale
7Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
8Middle Low Germanwāgewave
9Old Saxonwagwave
10Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
11Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
12Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →
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