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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." [1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
waggen (third-person singular simple present waggeth, present participle waggende, waggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wagged)
- to move to and fro, up and down
- to walk around, wander
- to stagger, totter, sway
- to waver, vacillate
Descendants
References
- ^ ENTRY: wegh- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. Appendix I. Indo-European Roots