Where does “vagón” come from?
vagón (Czech) comes from French wagon, from English wagon, from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch wāgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
vagón (Czech): car
Definitions
- car
Ancestry of “vagón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | wagon | a railway carriage |
| 2 | English | wagon | A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads; A... |
| 3 | Dutch | wagen | A wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wāgen | A wagon, cart |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |