Where does “Mjølkevegen” come from?

Mjølkevegen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk veg, from Old Norse vegr, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Mjølkevegen (Norwegian Nynorsk): the Milky Way

Definitions

  1. the Milky Way

Ancestry of “Mjølkevegen”, step by step

Mjølkevegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk veg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvegroad; way; direction
2Old Norsevegrway, road; honour, distinction;...
3Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Norwegian Nynorsk mjølk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmjølkmilk; juice from plants that looks like milk;...
2Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Old Norse vegr →