Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

wagan m

  1. cart.
  2. plough.

Declension edit


Descendants edit

  • Middle Low German: wagen