Waggon
/ˈwæɡ.ən/noun
A wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods or people.
Did you know?The English spelling “waggon” is a historical variant of “wagon,” ultimately borrowed from Dutch, and the word’s deeper roots connect to an ancient idea of movement and carrying that spread across Indo-European languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weǵʰ-
“to carry, convey, or transport”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wagnaz
“wagon, cart”
Old English
OE
wægn
“wagon, cart, chariot”
Middle Dutch
Dutch
wagen
“wagon, cart”
17th Century
English
wagon / waggon
“a wheeled vehicle for carrying goods; spelling variants coexist”
Modern English
English
wagon
“a wheeled vehicle used for transporting goods or people”