väg

Swedish

/vɛːɡ/

noun
Definitions
  • road, street, path
  • way, course, direction, route, method (as a figurative road leading from one place or situation to another)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse vegr (way, road) derived from Proto-Germanic *wegaz (way, path) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weǵʰ-

Gloss

move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

行

Emoji

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