Where does “waga” come from?

waga (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

waga (Polish): scales; weight

Definitions

  1. scales; weight

Ancestry of “waga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “waga”

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