Where does “vagdal” come from?

vagdal (Hungarian) comes from Swedish väg, from French vague, from Middle French vague, from Old French vague, from Old Norse vágr, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vagdal (Hungarian): to cut up, to chop up, to mince (to cut into smaller pieces), to chop, to hew

Definitions

  1. to cut up, to chop up, to mince (to cut into smaller pieces), to chop, to hew

Ancestry of “vagdal”, step by step

vagdal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvägroad, street, path; way, course, direction,...
2Frenchvaguewave; vague; vagueness
3Middle Frenchvague
4Old Frenchvaguemovement on the surface of a liquid, ripple
5Old Norsevágrocean, sea; inlet, bay
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Swedish dal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdalvalley, dale
2Old Swedishdalvalley
3Old Norsedalrdale, valley
4Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

via Hungarian vág

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvágto cut; to throw; to hit, to slap
2Proto-Ugricwaŋke-to strike, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Old Norse vágr