Where does “järnvägsspår” come from?

järnvägsspår (Swedish) comes from Swedish spår, from Old Norse spǫr, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

järnvägsspår (Swedish): a railway track

Definitions

  1. a railway track

Ancestry of “järnvägsspår”, step by step

järnvägsspår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish spår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspåra track; a mark left by something that has passed...
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via Swedish järnväg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjärnväga railway
2Frenchchemin de ferRailroad, railway
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old Norse spǫr →