Where does “Lastwagen” come from?

Lastwagen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Lastwagen (German): truck, lorry

Definitions

  1. truck, lorry

Ancestry of “Lastwagen”, step by step

Lastwagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wägen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwägento weigh something
2Middle High Germanwāgen—
3Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
4Middle Low Germanwāgewave
5Old Saxonwagwave
6Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
7Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via German last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlastsecond-person singular/plural preterite of lesen
2Middle High Germanlast—
3Old High Germanhlast—
4Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “Lastwagen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →