Where does “ekspresstog” come from?

ekspresstog (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tog, from German zug, from Middle High German zuc, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

ekspresstog (Norwegian Bokmål): an express train

Definitions

  1. an express train

Ancestry of “ekspresstog”, step by step

ekspresstog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltoga train; a procession or parade
2Germanzugprocession
3Middle High Germanzuc—
4Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Norwegian Bokmål ekspress

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålekspressexpress; an express
2Latinexpressevocative masculine singular of expressus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Middle High German zuc →