Where does “vikingatåg” come from?

vikingatåg (Swedish) comes from Swedish tåg, from Middle High German tag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

vikingatåg (Swedish): a Viking expedition (to trade or raid)

Definitions

  1. a Viking expedition (to trade or raid)

Ancestry of “vikingatåg”, step by step

vikingatåg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tåg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtåga railroad train; a train, a march, a military...
2Middle High Germantagday; age, lifetime; convention, congress
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Swedish Viking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishVikinga Viking
2Old NorsevíkingrViking
3Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →
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