wagan

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵʰ- (“to transport, carry”). Compare Old English wæġn (whence modern English wain), Old Dutch wagan (whence English wagon), Old High German wagan, Old Norse vagn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.ɣɑn/

Noun

wagan m

  1. cart.
  2. plough.

Declension

wagan (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative wagan waganos
accusative wagan waganos
genitive waganes waganō
dative wagane waganum
instrumental — —

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: wagen
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