våge
Danish
/vɔːɣə/
noun
Definitions
- opening in the ice, polynya
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse vǫk (a hole in the ice) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wakwō (wetness).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wakwō
Gloss
wetness
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *wegʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- fjellvåk Norwegian Bokmål
- våk Norwegian Bokmål
- *wakaną Proto-Germanic
- *wakwō Proto-Germanic
- vak Swedish
- vok Norwegian Nynorsk
- voka Norwegian Nynorsk
- vòk Norwegian Nynorsk
- vòka Norwegian Nynorsk
- awacan Old English
- onwacan Old English
- wacan Old English
- waken Middle English
- vakinn Old Norse
- vákr Old Norse
- vǫk Old Norse
- vǫkóttr Old Norse
- vågen Danish
- vök Icelandic