Where does “vagnur” come from?

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

vagnur (Faroese): wagon, trolley

Definitions

  1. wagon, trolley

Ancestry of “vagnur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevagncart
2Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →
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