Where does “sporvogn” come from?

sporvogn (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.

sporvogn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tram, or streetcar

Definitions

  1. a tram, or streetcar

Ancestry of “sporvogn”, step by step

sporvogn 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 spor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspora trace; track
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →