Where does “vågtopp” come from?

vågtopp (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.

vågtopp (Swedish): a crest (top of a wave)

Definitions

  1. a crest (top of a wave)

Ancestry of “vågtopp”, step by step

vågtopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väg

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

via Swedish topp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtopptop, peak; top; head
2Old Swedishtopper
3Old Norsetopprtuft of hair, forelock
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Old Norse vágr