Where does “våge” come from?

våge (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen, from Old Saxon wagan, from Proto-West Germanic wagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

våge (Norwegian Nynorsk): to dare; to venture; to risk

Definitions

  1. to dare; to venture; to risk

Ancestry of “våge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevága—
2Middle Low Germanwāgen—
3Old Saxonwaganwagon, carriage
4Proto-West Germanicwagncart, wagon
5Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “våge”

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