Where does “vogntog” come from?

vogntog (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.

vogntog (Norwegian Bokmål): a road train

Definitions

  1. a road train

Ancestry of “vogntog”, step by step

vogntog 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 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 weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →