Where does “bandvagn” come from?

bandvagn (Swedish) comes from Swedish band, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.

bandvagn (Swedish): continuous tracked all-terrain vehicle (often with carrier capability)

Definitions

  1. continuous tracked all-terrain vehicle (often with carrier capability)

Ancestry of “bandvagn”, step by step

bandvagn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbanda band, a ribbon, a tape; a strip of material; a...
2EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
3Germanbandpast of binden
4Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
5Frenchthere; here, present
6Italianthere
7Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
8Portuguesethere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
9GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
10Germana-MollA-minor
11Hungarianmollminor
12GermanMollminor
13Medieval Latinmolle
14Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
15Latinmolduis
16Proto-Italicmoldus
17Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
18Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Swedish vagn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvagna wagon, a carriage, a car, a chariot, a...
2Old Swedishvaghnwagon, cart
3Old Norsevagncart
4Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dusEvery word from Proto-Italic moldus
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