Where does “váha” come from?

váha (Slovak) comes from Old High German wāga, from Proto-Germanic wēgǭ — weight.

váha (Slovak): weight; scale, scales, weighing scale

Definitions

  1. weight; scale, scales, weighing scale

Ancestry of “váha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwāgascales, balance; weight
2Proto-Germanicwēgǭweight
Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgǭ →Every word from Old High German wāga →