English
Wainman
Wainman comes from Middle English wayn ‘wagon, cart’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵʰ-‘to transport’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wóǵʰnosreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wagnaz‘cart, wagon’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wagn‘cart, wagon’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wæġn‘wagon, carriage’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wayn‘wagon, cart’
- EnglishtodayWainman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵʰ-‘to transport’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wóǵʰnosreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wagnaz‘cart, wagon’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wagn‘cart, wagon’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wæġn‘wagon, carriage’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wayn‘wagon, cart’
- EnglishtodayWainman
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’
way, always, via, vehicle, reveal, wave, vector, weigh, wee, halfway, vogue, veil, wedge, vein, venous, vex, headway, wonky, eunuch, wag, vena, wey, velar, invective, waw, 41 more
through Proto-West Germanic *wagn ‘cart, wagon’
Today it means
name A surname from Middle English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- / Wainman