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