Where does “wægn” come from?

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

wægn (Old English): wagon, carriage; the Plough

Definitions

  1. wagon, carriage; the Plough

Ancestry of “wægn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wægn”

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