Where does “snabbspårväg” come from?
snabbspårväg (Swedish) comes from Swedish spårväg, 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.
snabbspårväg (Swedish): a high-speed tramway, often featuring grade-separated or dedicated tracks (compare with light rail)
Definitions
- a high-speed tramway, often featuring grade-separated or dedicated tracks (compare with light rail)
Ancestry of “snabbspårväg”, step by step
snabbspårväg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spårväg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spårväg | tramway; an urban railtrack system that carries... |
| 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 |