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Where does “Wagner” come from?

Wagner comes from Middle High German wagener, derived from Old High German waganāri, an agent noun from wagan meaning wagon or cart.

Ancestry of “Wagner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
2French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
3Latin-īta—
4Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
5Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
6Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
7Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Wagner”

  • Wagnerian
  • Wagnerism
  • Wagnerite
  • wagnerite
  • Wagnerist
  • Wagnerianly
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