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Where does “uważać” come from?

uważać (Polish) comes from Polish uważyć, 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, from Proto-West Germanic wāg — to bring; to transport.

uważać (Polish): to consider, to regard; to be careful, to take...

Definitions

  1. to consider, to regard; to be careful, to take...

Ancestry of “uważać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishuważyć—
2Polishważyć—
3Old Polishważyć—
4Old Polishwaga—
5Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
6Middle Low Germanwāgewave
7Old Saxonwag—
8Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
9Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “uważać”

  • уважать
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