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Where does “фольксваген” come from?

фольксваген (Russian) comes from German Volkswagen, from German wägen, from Middle High German wāgen, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz — to bring; to transport.

фольксваген (Russian): Volkswagen car

Definitions

  1. Volkswagen car

Ancestry of “фольксваген”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVolkswagenA car made by the German car manufacturer
2Germanwägento weigh something
3Middle High Germanwāgen—
4Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
5Middle Low Germanwāgewave
6Old Saxonwag—
7Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
8Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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