Where does “barnevogn” come from?

barnevogn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vogn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

barnevogn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pram or baby carriage

Definitions

  1. a pram or baby carriage

Ancestry of “barnevogn”, step by step

barnevogn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vogn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvogna 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 Nynorsk barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbarna child
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →