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