Where does “barnevogn” come from?

barnevogn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vogn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

barnevogn (Norwegian Bokmål): a pram or baby carriage

Definitions

  1. a pram or baby carriage

Ancestry of “barnevogn”, step by step

barnevogn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vogn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvogna wagon in the original sense, but the word is...
2Old Norsevagncart
3Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Norwegian Bokmål barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbarna child
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →