Waage
German
Alternative forms
- Wage (prescribed (in 1902 and 1908 in Prussia); proscribed (1996 spelling reform))
Etymology
From Middle High German wāge, from Old High German wāga, from Proto-Germanic *wēgǭ, *wēgō (“weight; balance, scale”). The second a was introduced in 1927 to distinguish it from Wagen. More at wey.
Declension
Derived terms
- Briefwaage
- Personenwaage
- Waagschale
See also
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