Where does “godsvogn” come from?

godsvogn (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.

godsvogn (Norwegian Bokmål): a goods wagon (UK), freight car (US)

Definitions

  1. a goods wagon (UK), freight car (US)

Ancestry of “godsvogn”, step by step

godsvogn 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 gods

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgodsgoods; an estate
2Old Norsegóz—
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →
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