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Where does “vega” come from?

vega (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vega, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vega (Icelandic): to weigh; to consider, to ponder, to weigh; to...

Definitions

  1. to weigh; to consider, to ponder, to weigh; to...

Ancestry of “vega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevegaaccusative plural of vegr, ‘ways’; earth; to...
2Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “vega”

  • vegasalt
  • vega salt
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