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
Ancestry of “motorvägssträcka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | motorväg | a freeway , a motorway |
| 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 |