Where does “równoważny” come from?

równoważny (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz — to bring; to transport.

równoważny (Polish): equivalent

Definitions

  1. equivalent

Ancestry of “równoważny”, step by step

równoważny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Ważny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWażnyimportant
2Polishwagascales; weight
3Old Polishwagascale
4Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
5Middle Low Germanwāgewave
6Old Saxonwagwave
7Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
8Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Polish równy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrównyeven, level, flat; even; equal
2Proto-Slavicorvьnъstraight; even
3Proto-Slavicorvò—

Words derived from “równoważny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →