Where does “togvogn” come from?

togvogn (Danish) comes from Danish tog, from Middle Low German toge, from Old Saxon tugi, from Proto-West Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

togvogn (Danish): railroad car

Definitions

  1. railroad car

Ancestry of “togvogn”, step by step

togvogn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtogtrain; expedition; past tense of tage
2Middle Low Germantoge—
3Old Saxontugi—
4Proto-West Germanic*tugidrawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tugi →