Where does “vägledning” come from?

vägledning (Swedish) comes from Swedish vägleda, 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.

vägledning (Swedish): guidance

Definitions

  1. guidance

Ancestry of “vägledning”, step by step

vägledning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vägleda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvägledato guide, to instruct, to show the way
2Swedishvägroad, street, path; way, course, direction,...
3Frenchvaguewave; vague; vagueness
4Middle Frenchvague
5Old Frenchvaguemovement on the surface of a liquid, ripple
6Old Norsevágrocean, sea; inlet, bay
7Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Old Norse vágr