English

Volkswagen

Volkswagen comes from German Volkswagen.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of Volk ‘people, nation, folk, tribe, race’ + Wagen ‘a car, an automobile, a vehicle’

Proto-Germanic *fulkaz

Proto-Germanic *fulką ‘troop, army’

Proto-West Germanic *folk ‘military, army, troop’

Old High German folc

Middle High German volc

German Volk ‘people, nation, folk, tribe, race’

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to bring’

Proto-Indo-European *wóǵʰnos

Proto-Germanic *wagnaz ‘cart, wagon’

Proto-West Germanic *wagn ‘cart, wagon’

Old High German wagan

Middle High German wagen

German Wagen ‘a car, an automobile, a vehicle’

Every English word from German Volkswagen

name A German car manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.