Where does “bandwagon” come from?
Bandwagon comes from English band and Dutch wagen, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- meaning to bind and weǵʰ- meaning to convey.
bandwagon (English): A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians...
Definitions
- A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians...
Ancestry of “bandwagon”, step by step
bandwagon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English band
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | band | A strip of material used for strengthening or... |
| 2 | German | band | past of binden |
| 3 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 4 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 5 | Italian | là | there |
| 6 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 7 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 8 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 9 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 10 | Hungarian | a | the; this; that |
| 11 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 12 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 13 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 14 | Latin | A | — |
| 15 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
via English wagon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wagon | A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads; A... |
| 2 | Dutch | wagen | A wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wāgen | A wagon, cart |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |