Where does “vega salt” come from?

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

vega salt (Icelandic): to seesaw

Definitions

  1. to seesaw

Ancestry of “vega salt”, step by step

vega salt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvegato weigh; to consider, to ponder, to weigh; to...
2Old Norsevegaaccusative plural of vegr, ‘ways’; earth; to...
3Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Icelandic salt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsaltsalt; positive degree neuter singular...
2Old Norsesaltsalt; strong neuter nominative/accusative...
3Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “vega salt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Old Norse vega →