Where does “intåg” come from?
intåg (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.
intåg (Swedish): march (into), procession (into), entrance, entry
Definitions
- march (into), procession (into), entrance, entry
Ancestry of “intåg”, step by step
intåg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tåg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tåg | a railroad train; a train, a march, a military... |
| 2 | Middle High German | tag | day; age, lifetime; convention, congress |
| 3 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Swedish in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | in | into, the direction "from "out" to "in |