Where does “równowaga” come from?

równowaga (Polish) comes from German Gleichgewicht, from German gleich, from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

równowaga (Polish): balance, equilibrium

Definitions

  1. balance, equilibrium

Ancestry of “równowaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGleichgewichtequilibrium; balance, poise
2Germangleichequal; same; very similar; same; identical
3Middle High Germangelīch
4Old High Germangilīhequal
5Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
6Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “równowaga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-