Where does “wagomiar” come from?
wagomiar (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
wagomiar (Polish): caliber
Definitions
- caliber
Ancestry of “wagomiar”, step by step
wagomiar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish waga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | waga | scales; weight |
| 2 | Old Polish | waga | scale |
| 3 | Middle High German | wāge | wave; scale |
| 4 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wag | wave |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Polish mierzyć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | mierzyć | to measure |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | měriti | to measure |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |