Where does “våga” come from?
våga (Russenorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk våg, from Norwegian Nynorsk våge, 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 — to bring; to transport.
våga (Russenorsk): a vog (Scandinavian measure unit with various mass, depending on geographical location) (from 18 up to 23 kg in Norway during the XIX century)
Definitions
- a vog (Scandinavian measure unit with various mass, depending on geographical location) (from 18 up to 23 kg in Norway during the XIX century)
Ancestry of “våga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | våg | a narrow inlet; a wave atop a body of water; pus |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | våge | to dare; to venture; to risk |
| 3 | Old Norse | vága | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | wāgen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wagan | wagon, carriage |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wagn | cart, wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |