Where does “важничать” come from?

важничать (Russian) comes from Russian ва́жный, 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 — to bring; to transport.

важничать (Russian): to put on airs

Definitions

  1. to put on airs

Ancestry of “важничать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianва́жныйimportant
2PolishWażnyimportant
3Polishwagascales; weight
4Old Polishwagascale
5Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
6Middle Low Germanwāgewave
7Old Saxonwagwave
8Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
9Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →