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Where does “vagl” come from?

vagl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse vagl, from Proto-Germanic wag(a)laz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰlos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vagl (Norwegian Bokmål): <br>; a perch or roost

Definitions

  1. <br>; a perch or roost

Ancestry of “vagl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevaglbeam
2Proto-Germanicwag(a)laz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →