wegan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wega, Old Saxon wegan, Dutch wegen, Old High German wegan (German bewegen), Old Norse vega (Swedish väga), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gawigan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ϝοχος (wokhos), ὄχος (ókhos, “vehicle”), Latin vehō (“carry”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwe.ɡɑn/, [ˈwe.ɣɑn] Rhymes: -e.ɡɑn === Verb === wegan to carry, bear to wear to carry on, inflict to weigh, consider to feel (emotions) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġewegan ætwegan ==== Related terms ==== weċġan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: weyen, way, weie, weien, weiȝe, weȝe, weye, weyin (Late Middle English)English: weigh (with -gh from the past weigh)Middle Scots: weyScots: wee, wey, weigh == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą. === Verb === wegan to carry, bear to wear to weigh ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: wegen, wēgen, weigen German Low German: wegen Plautdietsch: wäajen