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
Ancestry of “vegasalt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | vega salt | to seesaw |
| 2 | Icelandic | vega | to weigh; to consider, to ponder, to weigh; to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | vega | accusative plural of vegr, ‘ways’; earth; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |