Where does “strætisvagn” come from?

strætisvagn (Icelandic) comes 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.

strætisvagn (Icelandic): bus (generally one driving within a city or nearby, not long-distance)

Definitions

  1. bus (generally one driving within a city or nearby, not long-distance)

Ancestry of “strætisvagn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvagncart, wagon, carriage
2Old Norsevagncart
3Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “strætisvagn”

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