wagen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaːɣə(n)/
- Rhymes: -aːɣən
audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wagen, from Old Dutch wagan, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-.
Noun
Derived terms
- benenwagen
- bestelwagen
- dienstwagen
- ijscowagen
- kinderwagen
- lastwagen
- politiewagen
- praalwagen
- vechtwagen
- vrachtwagen
- winkelwagen
- ziekenwagen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: wa
- → English: wagon, waggon
- → French: wagon
- → Dutch: wagon
- → Italian: vagone
- → Russian: вагон (vagon)
- → Armenian: վագոն (vagon)
- → Azerbaijani: vaqon
- → Bashkir: вагон (vagon)
- → Georgian: ვაგონი (vagoni)
- → Kazakh: вагон (vagon)
- → Kyrgyz: вагон (vagon)
- → Latvian: vagons
- → Lithuanian: vagonas
- → Mongolian: вагон (vagon)
- → Tajik: вагон (vagon)
- → Tatar: вагон (wağon)
- → Turkmen: wagon
- → Uzbek: vagon
- → Yiddish: וואַגאָן (vagon)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → Slovak: vagón
- → German: Waggon
- → Japanese: わごん, ワゴン (wagon)
- → Polish: wagon
- → Spanish: vagón
- → French: wagon
- → Scots: waggen, wagun, wagoun
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch wagen. Cognate with German wagen.
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
wagen
Inflection
Inflection of wagen (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | wagen | |||
past singular | waagde | |||
past participle | gewaagd | |||
infinitive | wagen | |||
gerund | wagen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | waag | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | waagt | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | waagt | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | waagt | waagde | ||
3rd person singular | waagt | waagde | ||
plural | wagen | waagden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | wage | waagde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | wagen | waagden | ||
imperative sing. | waag | |||
imperative plur.1 | waagt | |||
participles | wagend | gewaagd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
- waaghals
- waagstuk
- wie niet waagt, niet wint
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch wagen, from Old Dutch *wagon, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną.
Verb
wagen
Inflection
Inflection of wagen (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | wagen | |||
past singular | waagde | |||
past participle | gewaagd | |||
infinitive | wagen | |||
gerund | wagen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | waag | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | waagt | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | waagt | waagde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | waagt | waagde | ||
3rd person singular | waagt | waagde | ||
plural | wagen | waagden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | wage | waagde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | wagen | waagden | ||
imperative sing. | waag | |||
imperative plur.1 | waagt | |||
participles | wagend | gewaagd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
- wagebaard
- waagboom
Related terms
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wāgen, from Old High German wāga (“scales, balance; weight”), in the sense of to venture on a new object's weight. More at Waage.
Pronunciation
Verb
wagen (third-person singular simple present wagt, past tense wagte, past participle gewagt, auxiliary haben)
- to venture, dare
- to risk, jeopardize
Conjugation
infinitive | wagen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | wagend | ||||
past participle | gewagt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich wage | wir wagen | i | ich wage | wir wagen |
du wagst | ihr wagt | du wagest | ihr waget | ||
er wagt | sie wagen | er wage | sie wagen | ||
preterite | ich wagte | wir wagten | ii | ich wagte | wir wagten |
du wagtest | ihr wagtet | du wagtest | ihr wagtet | ||
er wagte | sie wagten | er wagte | sie wagten | ||
imperative | wag (du) wage (du) |
wagt (ihr) |
perfect | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indicative | ich habe gewagt | wir haben gewagt | subjunctive | ich habe gewagt | wir haben gewagt |
du hast gewagt | ihr habt gewagt | du habest gewagt | ihr habet gewagt | ||
er hat gewagt | sie haben gewagt | er habe gewagt | sie haben gewagt | ||
pluperfect | |||||
indicative | ich hatte gewagt | wir hatten gewagt | subjunctive | ich hätte gewagt | wir hätten gewagt |
du hattest gewagt | ihr hattet gewagt | du hättest gewagt | ihr hättet gewagt | ||
er hatte gewagt | sie hatten gewagt | er hätte gewagt | sie hätten gewagt | ||
future i | |||||
infinitive | wagen werden | subjunctive i | ich werde wagen | wir werden wagen | |
du werdest wagen | ihr werdet wagen | ||||
er werde wagen | sie werden wagen | ||||
indicative | ich werde wagen | wir werden wagen | subjunctive ii | ich würde wagen | wir würden wagen |
du wirst wagen | ihr werdet wagen | du würdest wagen | ihr würdet wagen | ||
er wird wagen | sie werden wagen | er würde wagen | sie würden wagen | ||
future ii | |||||
infinitive | gewagt haben werden | subjunctive i | ich werde gewagt haben | wir werden gewagt haben | |
du werdest gewagt haben | ihr werdet gewagt haben | ||||
er werde gewagt haben | sie werden gewagt haben | ||||
indicative | ich werde gewagt haben | wir werden gewagt haben | subjunctive ii | ich würde gewagt haben | wir würden gewagt haben |
du wirst gewagt haben | ihr werdet gewagt haben | du würdest gewagt haben | ihr würdet gewagt haben | ||
er wird gewagt haben | sie werden gewagt haben | er würde gewagt haben | sie würden gewagt haben |
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *wagan, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz.
Inflection
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | wagen | wagene |
accusative | wagen | wagene |
genitive | wagens | wagene |
dative | wagen | wagenen |
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *wagon, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną.
Inflection
Weak | ||
---|---|---|
Infinitive | wāgen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | wāgen | |
In genitive | wāgens | |
In dative | wāgene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | wāge | — |
2nd singular | wāechs, wāges | — |
3rd singular | wāecht, wāget | — |
1st plural | wāgen | — |
2nd plural | wāecht, wāget | — |
3rd plural | wāgen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | wāge | — |
2nd singular | wāechs, wāges | — |
3rd singular | wāge | — |
1st plural | wāgen | — |
2nd plural | wāecht, wāget | — |
3rd plural | wāgen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | wāech, wāge | |
Plural | wāecht, wāget | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | wāgende | — |
Inflection
Weak | ||
---|---|---|
Infinitive | wâgen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | wâgen | |
In genitive | wâgens | |
In dative | wâgene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | wâge | — |
2nd singular | wâechs, wâges | — |
3rd singular | wâecht, wâget | — |
1st plural | wâgen | — |
2nd plural | wâecht, wâget | — |
3rd plural | wâgen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | wâge | — |
2nd singular | wâechs, wâges | — |
3rd singular | wâge | — |
1st plural | wâgen | — |
2nd plural | wâecht, wâget | — |
3rd plural | wâgen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | wâech, wâge | |
Plural | wâecht, wâget | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | wâgende | — |
Descendants
- Dutch: wagen
- Limburgish: waoge
Further reading
- “waghen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “waghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “waghen (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “wagen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
- “wagen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
- “wagen (VI)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Etymology
From Old Northern French wagier; equivalent to wage + -en (“verbal suffix”). Doublet of wedden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwaːdʒən/
Verb
wagen
Usage notes
In the term wagen batayle (probably from the sense "to risk"; i.e. "to risk battle"), the word approaches something similar to the sense of English (to) wage.
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) wagen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | wage | wagede |
2nd person singular | wagest | wagedest |
3rd person singular | wageth, wageþ | wagede |
plural | wagen | wageden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | wage | wagede |
plural | wagen | wageden |
imperative | present | |
singular | wage | |
plural | wageth, wageþ | |
participle | present | past |
wagende, waginge | waged, ywaged |
References
- “wāǧen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.