Where does “årvågen” come from?

årvågen (Danish) comes from Danish vågen, from Norwegian Nynorsk våg, from Norwegian Nynorsk våge, from Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen, from Old Saxon wagan, from Proto-West Germanic wagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz — to bring; to transport.

årvågen (Danish): vigilant, alert, watchful

Definitions

  1. vigilant, alert, watchful

Ancestry of “årvågen”, step by step

årvågen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vågen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvågenawake; alert, perceptive, bright; definite...
2Norwegian Nynorskvåga narrow inlet; a wave atop a body of water; pus
3Norwegian Nynorskvågeto dare; to venture; to risk
4Old Norsevága—
5Middle Low Germanwāgen—
6Old Saxonwaganwagon, carriage
7Proto-West Germanicwagncart, wagon
8Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Danish år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishåryear
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “årvågen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →