English
freightwagon
From freight + wagon.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- ‘to come into possession of, obtain’
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Old Saxon frāht
Middle Low German vracht
Middle Dutch vracht ‘freight, load, cargo’
Middle English freight
English freight
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’
Proto-Germanic *wagnaz
Proto-West Germanic *wagn ‘cart, wagon’
Old Dutch *wagan
Middle Dutch wagen ‘a wagon, cart’
English wagon
Today it means
noun Any vehicle, such as a cart, wagon, lorry, truck, or boxcar, used for carrying or transporting goods; a cargo truck.
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Etymograph / freightwagon