Where does “wyważać” come from?
wyważać (Polish) comes from Polish wyważyć, 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.
wyważać (Polish): to prise, to pry, to force open
Definitions
- to prise, to pry, to force open
Ancestry of “wyważać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wyważyć | to prise, to pry, to force open |
| 2 | Polish | ważyć | to weigh |
| 3 | Old Polish | ważyć | to weigh |
| 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 |