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Where does “Wagon” come from?

Wagon (German) comes from German Waggon, from English waggon, 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- — he, she.

Wagon (German): Alternative spelling of Waggon

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Waggon

Ancestry of “Wagon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaggonrailway wagon, railroad car
2EnglishwaggonDated spelling of wagon
3Middle Dutchwāgen—
4Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
5Old Dutch-en—
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Wagon”

  • vagono
  • vagonaro
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