Where does “toga” come from?

toga (Northern Sami) comes from Norwegian tog, from Swedish tåg, from Middle High German tag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

toga (Northern Sami): train

Definitions

  1. train

Ancestry of “toga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegiantog—
2Swedishtåga railroad train; a train, a march, a military...
3Middle High Germantagday; age, lifetime; convention, congress
4Old High Germantagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →