wagan

Middle English

Noun

wagan (plural wagans)

1. wagon.

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
  • Low German: Wagen
  • Plautdietsch: Woagen