An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wagner

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Wagner
Friedrich Kluge2512828An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Wagner1891John Francis Davis

Wagner, m., ‘cartwright’ from MidHG. wagener, ‘cartwright, driver, carrier,’ OHG. waganâri, ‘cartwright’; hence the proper name Wagner.