Where does “vågen” come from?

vågen (Danish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos — to bring; to transport.

vågen (Danish): awake; alert, perceptive, bright; definite...

Definitions

  1. awake; alert, perceptive, bright; definite...

Ancestry of “vågen”, step by step

vågen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk våg

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

via Swedish väg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvägroad, street, path; way, course, direction,...
2Frenchvaguewave; vague; vagueness
3Middle Frenchvague—
4Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
5Proto-Italicwagos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

via Old Norse vakinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevakinn—
2Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vågen”

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