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
- to dare; to venture; to risk
Ancestry of “våge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vága | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wāgen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | wagan | wagon, carriage |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wagn | cart, wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |