Where does “vågsamhet” come from?
vågsamhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish vågsam, 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 — to bring; to transport.
vågsamhet (Swedish): boldness, daring, riskiness
Definitions
- boldness, daring, riskiness
Ancestry of “vågsamhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vågsam | bold, daring, risky |
| 2 | Swedish | våga | to dare, to have enough courage; to wave, to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | vāgha | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vága | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | wāgen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | wagan | wagon, carriage |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wagn | cart, wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |