Where does “Wagenburg” come from?

Wagenburg (German) comes from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch wāgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Wagenburg (German): corral

Definitions

  1. corral

Ancestry of “Wagenburg”, step by step

Wagenburg traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwagenA wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,...
2Middle DutchwāgenA wagon, cart
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

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 Dutch burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchburgAlternative form of burcht, "now rarely used...
2Middle DutchburchAlternative form of borch
3Middle Englishbirchebirch; mastic
4Old Englishbirċe
5Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
6Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti