Where does “Volkswagen” come from?
Volkswagen (French) comes from German Volkswagen, from German wägen, from Middle High German wāgen, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz — to bring; to transport.
Volkswagen (French): Volkswagen car manufacturer
Definitions
- Volkswagen car manufacturer
Ancestry of “Volkswagen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Volkswagen | A car made by the German car manufacturer |
| 2 | German | wägen | to weigh something |
| 3 | Middle High German | wāgen | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | wāge | wave; scale |
| 5 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 6 | Old Saxon | wag | wave |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |