Where does “ваговоз” come from?

ваговоз (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian вага́, 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.

ваговоз (Ukrainian): punch, shire

Definitions

  1. punch, shire

Ancestry of “ваговоз”, step by step

ваговоз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian вага́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвага́weight
2Polishwagascales; weight
3Old Polishwagascale
4Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
5Middle Low Germanwāgewave
6Old Saxonwagwave
7Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
8Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Ukrainian возити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвозитиto carry (by vehicle), to transport, to haul
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →