Where does “sporvogn” come from?
sporvogn (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.
sporvogn (Norwegian Bokmål): a tram, or streetcar
Ancestry of “sporvogn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vogn | a wagon in the original sense, but the word is... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vagn | cart |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |