Where does “pølsevogn” come from?

pølsevogn (Danish) comes from Danish vogn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

pølsevogn (Danish): a mobile sausage stand

Definitions

  1. a mobile sausage stand

Ancestry of “pølsevogn”, step by step

pølsevogn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vogn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvogncarriage, coach; cart, trolley; automobile, car
2Old Norsevagncart
3Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Danish pølse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpølsesausage, banger; poop
2Old Danishpølse—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →