Where does “fackeltåg” come from?

fackeltåg (Swedish) comes from Swedish tåg, from Middle High German tag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

fackeltåg (Swedish): a torchlight procession

Definitions

  1. a torchlight procession

Ancestry of “fackeltåg”, step by step

fackeltåg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tåg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtåga railroad train; a train, a march, a military...
2Middle High Germantagday; age, lifetime; convention, congress
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Swedish fackla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfacklaa torch
2Proto-Germanic*fakkulā
3Latinfaculasmall torch
4Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dagazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic dag
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