Where does “tog” come from?

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

tog (Norwegian Bokmål): a train; a procession or parade

Definitions

  1. a train; a procession or parade

Ancestry of “tog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzugprocession
2Middle High Germanzuc—
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tog”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Middle High German zuc →