Where does “легковажний” come from?

легковажний (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.

легковажний (Ukrainian): careless, thoughtless

Definitions

  1. careless, thoughtless

Ancestry of “легковажний”, step by step

легковажний 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 легки́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлегки́йlight, lightweight
2Proto-Slaviclьgъkъlight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →
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