Where does “poważanie” come from?

poważanie (Polish) comes from Polish poważać, from Polish poważyć, 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.

poważanie (Polish): respect

Definitions

  1. respect

Ancestry of “poważanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpoważaćto esteem, to respect
2Polishpoważyćto weigh many different people or things, to weigh one after the other
3Polishważyćto weigh
4Old Polishważyćto weigh
5Old Polishwagascale
6Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
7Middle Low Germanwāgewave
8Old Saxonwagwave
9Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
10Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
11Proto-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 →