Where does “odważny” come from?
odważny (Polish) comes 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, from Old Saxon wag — to bring; to transport.
odważny (Polish): brave, courageous
Definitions
- brave, courageous
Ancestry of “odważny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | odwaga | courage, bravery |
| 2 | Polish | odważyć | to weigh out |
| 3 | Polish | ważyć | to weigh |
| 4 | Old Polish | ważyć | to weigh |
| 5 | Old Polish | waga | scale |
| 6 | Middle High German | wāge | wave; scale |
| 7 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 8 | Old Saxon | wag | wave |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |