Where does “wayn” come from?

wayn (Middle English) comes from Old English wæġn, from Proto-West Germanic wagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wayn (Middle English): wain, wagon, cart; A war chariot; A plough or...

Definitions

  1. wain, wagon, cart; A war chariot; A plough or...

Ancestry of “wayn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwæġnwagon
2Proto-West Germanicwagncart, wagon
3Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wayn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →