Where does “motorvägssträcka” come from?
motorvägssträcka (Swedish) comes from Swedish motorväg, from Swedish väg, from French vague, from Middle French vague, from Old French vague, from Old Norse vágr, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
motorvägssträcka (Swedish): a stretch of freeway
Definitions
- a stretch of freeway
Ancestry of “motorvägssträcka”, step by step
motorvägssträcka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish motorväg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | motorväg | a freeway (US), a motorway (UK) |
| 2 | Swedish | väg | road, street, path; way, course, direction,... |
| 3 | French | vague | wave; vague; vagueness |
| 4 | Middle French | vague | — |
| 5 | Old French | vague | movement on the surface of a liquid, ripple |
| 6 | Old Norse | vágr | ocean, sea; inlet, bay |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Swedish sträcka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sträcka | a stretch, a distance; to stretch |
| 2 | Old Swedish | strækkia | to stretch |
| 3 | Middle Low German | strecken | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | strekkian | to stretch |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |