Where does “årvågenhed” come from?
årvågenhed (Danish) comes from Danish årvågen, 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 — to bring; to transport.
årvågenhed (Danish): a vigilance; an alertness
Definitions
- a vigilance; an alertness
Ancestry of “årvågenhed”, step by step
årvågenhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish årvågen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | årvågen | vigilant, alert, watchful |
| 2 | Danish | vågen | awake; alert, perceptive, bright; definite... |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | våg | a narrow inlet; a wave atop a body of water; pus |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | våge | to dare; to venture; to risk |
| 5 | Old Norse | vága | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | wāgen | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | wagan | wagon, carriage |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wagn | cart, wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |