Where does “lokaltog” come from?

lokaltog (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lokal, from Latin locālis, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

lokaltog (Norwegian Bokmål): a local train passenger train that runs for relatively short distances between termini, compared to a long-distance train

Definitions

  1. a local train passenger train that runs for relatively short distances between termini, compared to a long-distance train

Ancestry of “lokaltog”, step by step

lokaltog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lokal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållokallocal
2LatinlocālisBelong to a place; local
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →