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Where does “*wagōn” come from?

*wagōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wagōną, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “*wagōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwagōnąto move, stir, sway
2Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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