waggon-way

См. также в других словарях:

• waggon-way — …   Useful english dictionary

• waggon — [16] Waggon was borrowed from Dutch wagen. It has gradually replaced the native English form wain ‘waggon’ [OE]. Both words go back via prehistoric Germanic *wagnaz, *wegnaz to Indo European *woghnos, *weghnos, a derivative of the base *wogh ,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• waggon — [16] Waggon was borrowed from Dutch wagen. It has gradually replaced the native English form wain ‘waggon’ [OE]. Both words go back via prehistoric Germanic *wagnaz, *wegnaz to Indo European *woghnos, *weghnos, a derivative of the base *wogh ,… …   Word origins

• way — [OE] In common with German and Dutch weg, Swedish väg, and Danish vej, way goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *wegaz. This was formed from the base *weg ‘move, carry’ (source also of English waggon, wee, and weigh), which in turn was descended… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• way — [OE] In common with German and Dutch weg, Swedish väg, and Danish vej, way goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *wegaz. This was formed from the base *weg ‘move, carry’ (source also of English waggon, wee, and weigh), which in turn was descended… …   Word origins

• Dandy waggon — A dandy waggon from the Ffestiniog Railway on display at the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway in North Wales. The dandy waggon is a type of railroad car used to carry horses on gravity trains.[1] They are particularly associated with the narrow… …   Wikipedia

• Sentinel Waggon Works — Infobox Defunct company company name = Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd company slogan = company type = Ltd fate = Taken over Predecessor = Alley MacLellan successor = Rolls Royce Limited foundation = 1906 defunct = 1956 ? location = Shrewsbury industry …   Wikipedia

• High Shincliffe — infobox UK place country = England official name= High Shincliffe latitude= 54.7525 longitude= 1.5358 shire district= City of Durham shire county = Durham region= North East England constituency westminster= City of Durham post town= DURHAM… …   Wikipedia

• vehicle — [17] A vehicle is etymologically something that ‘carries’. The word comes via French véhicule from Latin vehiculum, a derivative of vehere ‘carry’. This also gave English convex, inveigh, vector [18] (etymologically a ‘carrier’), and vex [15],… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• vogue — [16] The etymological notion underlying the word vogue is of being borne along on the ‘waves’ of fashion. Its immediate source was French vogue. This was originally used for ‘rowing’, but was subsequently extended metaphorically via ‘smooth easy… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• vehicle — [17] A vehicle is etymologically something that ‘carries’. The word comes via French véhicule from Latin vehiculum, a derivative of vehere ‘carry’. This also gave English convex, inveigh, vector [18] (etymologically a ‘carrier’), and vex [15],… …   Word origins