Where does “немаловажный” come from?

немаловажный (Russian) comes from Russian малова́жный, 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 — to bring; to transport.

немаловажный (Russian): of no small importance/account

Definitions

  1. of no small importance/account

Ancestry of “немаловажный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмалова́жныйunimportant, of little importance, insignificant
2Russianва́жныйimportant
3PolishWażnyimportant
4Polishwagascales; weight
5Old Polishwagascale
6Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
7Middle Low Germanwāgewave
8Old Saxonwagwave
9Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
10Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
11Proto-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 →
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