Where does “важность” come from?
важность (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.
важность (Russian): importance, significance; relevance
Definitions
- importance, significance; relevance
Ancestry of “важность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ва́жный | — |
| 2 | Polish | Ważny | — |
| 3 | Polish | waga | scales; weight |
| 4 | Old Polish | waga | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | wāge | wave; scale |
| 6 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 7 | Old Saxon | wag | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |