Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ganōgaz
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *ga- + *nōgaz, the latter a lengthened-grade adjective formed from *nuganą (whence *ganuganą (“to suffice”)), although *nōgaz has no attested descendants.[1] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognate with Sanskrit अनाश (anā́śa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*ganōgaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *ganōgaz (a-stem, strong only)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *ganōgaz | *ganōgai | *ganōgō | *ganōgôz | *ganōgą, *-at(ō) | *ganōgō |
| accusative | *ganōganǭ | *ganōganz | *ganōgǭ | *ganōgōz | *ganōgą, *-at(ō) | *ganōgō |
| genitive | *ganōgas, *ganōgis | *ganōgaizǫ̂ | *ganōgaizōz | *ganōgaizǫ̂ | *ganōgas, *ganōgis | *ganōgaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *ganōgammai | *ganōgaimaz | *ganōgaizōi | *ganōgaimaz | *ganōgammai | *ganōgaimaz |
| instrumental | *ganōganō | *ganōgaimiz | *ganōgaizō | *ganōgaimiz | *ganōganō | *ganōgaimiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *ganōg
- Old Norse: gnógr, nógr
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs)