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vogn

Pronunciation: /vɔvˀn/

“vogn” is a Danish word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. carriage, coach (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)
  2. cart, trolley (small, open, wheeled vehicle)
  3. automobile, car
  4. cab, taxi
  5. car, carriage, coach (railroad car)
  6. carriage (part of typewriter)

Etymology

From Old Danish wagn, waghæn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”). Cognate with German Wagen and English wain (waggon is borrowed via French wagon from Dutch wagen). The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to transport”), cf. Danish veje (“to weigh”) and vej (“way”).

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