waggen

Middle English

Etymology

Cognate with Old English, Old High German wegan "to move, carry, weigh," Dutch wagen, wegen, German bewegen, wiegen, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish vagga "to rock," Latin vehere "to carry." See also: [1]

Verb

waggen (third-person singular simple present waggeth, present participle waggende, simple past and past participle wagged)

  1. to move to and fro, up and down,
  2. to walk around, wander
  3. to stagger, totter, sway
  4. to waver, vacillate
Old English
Middle English
Modern English

Descendants

See also

References
  1. ENTRY: wegh- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. Appendix I. Indo-European Roots
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