Where does “Firmenwagen” come from?

Firmenwagen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Firmenwagen (German): company car

Definitions

  1. company car

Ancestry of “Firmenwagen”, step by step

Firmenwagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wägen

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

via German firmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfirmento confirm
2Middle High Germanfirmen—
3Old High Germanfirmōn—
4Latinfirmāre—
5LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
6Proto-Italicfermos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →