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
Ancestry of “фольксваген”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Volkswagen | A car made by the German car manufacturer |
| 2 | German | wägen | to weigh something |
| 3 | Middle High German | wāgen | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | wāge | wave; scale |
| 5 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 6 | Old Saxon | wag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |