Where does “pansarvagn” come from?

pansarvagn (Swedish) comes from Swedish vagn, from Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

pansarvagn (Swedish): tank, armoured fighting vehicle

Definitions

  1. tank, armoured fighting vehicle

Ancestry of “pansarvagn”, step by step

pansarvagn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vagn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvagna wagon, a carriage, a car, a chariot, a...
2Old Swedishvaghnwagon, cart
3Old Norsevagncart
4Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Swedish pansar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpansaran armour
2Old Swedishpanzar—
3Middle Low Germanpantzer—
4Italianpancieracorset, girdle
5Italianpanciabelly, stomach, paunch
6Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts
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