waggon
waggon, wagon strong four-wheeled vehicle for transport; †carriage, car, chariot XVI; covered vehicle for conveyance by road XVII; truck, van running on a mining roadway or (later) railway line. Early forms wagan, wag(h)en — Du. wagen, †waghen WAIN.
So wag(g)oner XVI. — Du. wagenaar, †waghenaer. Hence wag(g)onette four-wheeled (open) carriage. XIX.
So wag(g)oner XVI. — Du. wagenaar, †waghenaer. Hence wag(g)onette four-wheeled (open) carriage. XIX.
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