Where does “waggon” come from?
Waggon comes from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch -en, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-, a root meaning to move or convey.
waggon (English): Dated spelling of wagon
Definitions
- Dated spelling of wagon
Ancestry of “waggon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wāgen | A wagon, cart |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |