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Where does “vegr” come from?

vegr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vegr (Old Norse): way, road; honour, distinction;...

Definitions

  1. way, road; honour, distinction;...

Ancestry of “vegr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “vegr”

  • Norway
  • Norwegian
  • Norian
  • norite
  • Norwegianness
  • Norwegianization
  • Norwegianisation
  • gabbronorite
  • noritic
  • Norwegianize
  • Dano-Norwegian
  • Denmark-Norway
  • Norwayan
  • Norwegia
  • Norvegia
  • norvegese
  • Norvegia
  • Норве́гия
  • Norvège
  • Norvégien
  • norvégien
  • norjalainen
  • norjanhapero
  • norjalaisuus
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