Where does “zauważyć” come from?
zauważyć (Polish) comes from Polish uważyć, 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.
zauważyć (Polish): to notice
Definitions
- to notice
Ancestry of “zauważyć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | uważyć | to notice; to realize |
| 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 |