Where does “räddningsväg” come from?

räddningsväg (Swedish) comes 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.

räddningsväg (Swedish): a path or road for emergency services to gain access to places otherwise unreachable by the conventional road network

Definitions

  1. a path or road for emergency services to gain access to places otherwise unreachable by the conventional road network

Ancestry of “räddningsväg”, step by step

räddningsväg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvägroad, street, path; way, course, direction,...
2Frenchvaguewave; vague; vagueness
3Middle Frenchvague—
4Old Frenchvaguemovement on the surface of a liquid, ripple
5Old Norsevágrocean, sea; inlet, bay
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Swedish räddning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräddningsaving, a save (of someone's life, or from going under more broadly, like in English)
2Swedish-ningUsed to form nouns from a verb, usually referring...
3Old Norse-ning—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Old Norse vágr →