Where does “väga” come from?
väga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish vægha, from Old Norse vega, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
väga (Swedish): weigh; weigh; have as weight
Definitions
- weigh; weigh; have as weight
Ancestry of “väga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | vægha | to lift; to weigh; to examine |
| 2 | Old Norse | vega | accusative plural of vegr, ‘ways’; earth; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
Words derived from “väga”