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:

Verb

waggen (third-person singular simple present waggeth, present participle waggende, waggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative 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

Related terms

Old English

• wegan
• wægn
• weg
• wagian

Middle English

• weyen
• waggin; wayn
• way, wei
• wawen

Modern English

• weigh
• wagon; wain
• way
• waw

Descendants

• English wag

See also

• English wigwag