Where does “vagonjaim” come from?
vagonjaim (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vagon, 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 — he, she.
Ancestry of “vagonjaim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vagon | freight car, wagon; a bunch of, a pile of |
| 2 | German | Waggon | railway wagon, railroad car |
| 3 | English | waggon | Dated spelling of wagon |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wāgen | A wagon, cart |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |