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Where does “przeciwwaga” come from?

przeciwwaga (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

przeciwwaga (Polish): counterbalance

Definitions

  1. counterbalance

Ancestry of “przeciwwaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwagascales; weight
2Old Polishwaga—
3Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
4Middle Low Germanwāgewave
5Old Saxonwag—
6Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
7Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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