Where does “rågång” come from?
rågång (Swedish) comes from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa, from Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rågång (Swedish): boundary
Definitions
- boundary
Ancestry of “rågång”, step by step
rågång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish rå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rå | raw; crude; rough |
| 2 | Swedish | råda | to advise (give advice (to someone)) |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rāþa | to ensure |
| 4 | Old Norse | ráða | to advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Swedish gång
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gång | walk, path, trail; a maintained, usually quite... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ganc | procession |
| 3 | Old High German | gang | A path, course, way, journey; a going |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |