Where does “godsvogn” come from?

godsvogn (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.

godsvogn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a goods wagon (UK), freight car (US)

Definitions

  1. a goods wagon (UK), freight car (US)

Ancestry of “godsvogn”, step by step

godsvogn 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 gods

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgodsgoods; an estate
2Old Norsegóz—
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →