Where does “godståg” come from?

godståg (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.

godståg (Swedish): freight train

Definitions

  1. freight train

Ancestry of “godståg”, step by step

godståg 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 gods

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgodsgoods, freight; manor, estate; property
2Old Norsegóz—
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →