Where does “panssarivaunu” come from?

panssarivaunu (Finnish) comes from German Panzerwagen, from German wägen, from Middle High German wāgen, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz — to bring; to transport.

panssarivaunu (Finnish): A tank

Definitions

  1. A tank

Ancestry of “panssarivaunu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPanzerwagenarmoured car
2Germanwägento weigh something
3Middle High Germanwāgen—
4Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
5Middle Low Germanwāgewave
6Old Saxonwagwave
7Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
8Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “panssarivaunu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →