Where does “wāgen” come from?

wāgen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon wagan, from Proto-West Germanic wagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “wāgen”, step by step

wāgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon wagan

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

via Proto-Germanic wagōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwagōnąto move, stir, sway
2Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh

Words derived from “wāgen”

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