Where does “våghalsig” come from?

våghalsig (Swedish) comes from Swedish våga, from Old Swedish vāgha, from Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen, from Old Saxon wagan, from Proto-West Germanic wagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos — to bring; to transport.

våghalsig (Swedish): very daring, possibly foolhardy, audacious

Definitions

  1. very daring, possibly foolhardy, audacious

Ancestry of “våghalsig”, step by step

våghalsig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish våga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvågato dare, to have enough courage; to wave, to...
2Old Swedishvāgha—
3Old Norsevága—
4Middle Low Germanwāgen—
5Old Saxonwaganwagon, carriage
6Proto-West Germanicwagncart, wagon
7Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Swedish hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalsneck; the gullet or windpipe; a narrow opening in...
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “våghalsig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →