Where does “waynscot” come from?

waynscot (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German wagenschot, from Middle Low German wagen, from Proto-Germanic wagōną, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

waynscot (Middle English): A variety of foreign oak commonly utilised for...

Definitions

  1. A variety of foreign oak commonly utilised for...

Ancestry of “waynscot”, step by step

waynscot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German wagenschot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwagenschot—
2Middle Low Germanwagenwagon
3Proto-Germanicwagōnąto move, stir, sway
4Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Low German wagenschot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanwagenschot—
2Low GermanSchot—
3Middle Low Germanschot—

Words derived from “waynscot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagōną →