Where does “pågå” come from?

pågå (Danish) comes from Danish på, from Latin pavo, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

pågå (Danish): to proceed, to go on, to continue

Definitions

  1. to proceed, to go on, to continue

Ancestry of “pågå”, step by step

pågå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish på

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpåon
2Latinpavopeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus...
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

via Danish gå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgåto go; to walk
2Old Danishgaa—
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pavo →Every word from Danish på →