Where does “важли́вий” come from?

важли́вий (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.

важли́вий (Ukrainian): important

Definitions

  1. important

Ancestry of “важли́вий”, step by step

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

Words derived from “важли́вий”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →