Where does “וואָגן” come from?

וואָגן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wāgen, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

וואָגן (Yiddish): wagon; plural of וואָג

Definitions

  1. wagon; plural of וואָג

Ancestry of “וואָגן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwāgen—
2Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
3Middle Low Germanwāgewave
4Old Saxonwagwave
5Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →