Where does “hrædwægn” come from?

hrædwægn (Old 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.

hrædwægn (Old English): chariot

Definitions

  1. chariot

Ancestry of “hrædwægn”, step by step

hrædwægn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wæġn

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

via Old English hræd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrædquick, hasty
2Proto-West Germanic*hradquick, hasty
3Proto-Germanichradazquick, hasty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →