From Middle Dutch wāgen, from Old Dutch wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-. Doublet of wagon.
wagen m (plural wagens, diminutive wagentje n)
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From Middle Dutch wâgen. Equivalent to waag (“weighing scales”) + -en.
wagen
| 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. | ||||
From Middle Dutch wāgen, from Old Dutch *wagon, from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną.
wagen
| 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. | ||||
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
wagen
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.
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wagen (weak, third-person singular present wagt, past tense wagte, past participle gewagt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | wagen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | wagend | ||||
| past participle | gewagt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| 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 wagte1 | wir wagten1 |
| du wagtest | ihr wagtet | du wagtest1 | ihr wagtet1 | ||
| er wagte | sie wagten | er wagte1 | sie wagten1 | ||
| imperative | wag (du) wage (du) |
wagt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
From Old Dutch *wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn.
wāgen m
From Old Dutch *wagon, from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną.
wāgen
| 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 | — |
wâgen
| 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 | — |
From Old Northern French wagier; equivalent to wage + -en (infinitival suffix). Doublet of wedden.
wagen
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.
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
wagen m (plural wageni or wagenau)
H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.