Where does “strætó” come from?

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

strætó (Icelandic): a city bus, an omnibus

Definitions

  1. a city bus, an omnibus

Ancestry of “strætó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstrætisvagnbus (generally one driving within a city or nearby, not long-distance)
2Icelandicvagncart, wagon, carriage
3Old Norsevagncart
4Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “strætó”

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