Where does “vegasalt” come from?

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

vegasalt (Icelandic): seesaw

Definitions

  1. seesaw

Ancestry of “vegasalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvega saltto seesaw
2Icelandicvegato weigh; to consider, to ponder, to weigh; to...
3Old Norsevegaaccusative plural of vegr, ‘ways’; earth; to...
4Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Old Norse vega →
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