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
Ancestry of “strætó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | strætisvagn | — |
| 2 | Icelandic | vagn | cart, wagon, carriage |
| 3 | Old Norse | vagn | cart |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
Words derived from “strætó”