Where does “wæġn” come from?

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

wæġn (Old English): wagon

Definitions

  1. wagon

Ancestry of “wæġn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wæġn”

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