Where does “sovevogn” come from?

sovevogn (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.

sovevogn (Norwegian Bokmål): a sleeping car

Definitions

  1. a sleeping car

Ancestry of “sovevogn”, step by step

sovevogn 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 sove

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsoveto sleep
2Old Norsesofato sleep
3Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →