Where does “ważniaczka” come from?
ważniaczka (Polish) comes from Polish ważniak, 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 — to bring; to transport.
Ancestry of “ważniaczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ważniak | big wig; a self-important person |
| 2 | Polish | Ważny | important |
| 3 | Polish | waga | scales; weight |
| 4 | Old Polish | waga | scale |
| 5 | Middle High German | wāge | wave; scale |
| 6 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 7 | Old Saxon | wag | wave |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |