Where does “vägkrog” come from?
vägkrog (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.
vägkrog (Swedish): a roadside restaurant
Definitions
- a roadside restaurant
Ancestry of “vägkrog”, step by step
vägkrog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish väg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | väg | road, street, path; way, course, direction,... |
| 2 | French | vague | wave; vague; vagueness |
| 3 | Middle French | vague | — |
| 4 | Old French | vague | movement on the surface of a liquid, ripple |
| 5 | Old Norse | vágr | ocean, sea; inlet, bay |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Swedish krog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krog | an inn, a pub; a restaurant where the serving of... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | krogher | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | krôch | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kruftaz | a hill; a curve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |