Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gangiją

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

Etymology

from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“stride, step”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ̃/

Noun

*gangiją n

1. pace
2. walk

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *gangiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gangiją	*gangijō
vocative	*gangiją	*gangijō
accusative	*gangiją	*gangijō
genitive	*gangijas, *gangīs	*gangijǫ̂
dative	*gangijai	*gangijamaz
instrumental	*gangijō	*gangijamiz

Descendants

• ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *gagangī
  • Old English: ġegenġe
    • Middle English: igeng
  • Old Saxon: gigengi
• Old Norse: gengi
  • Icelandic: gengi
  • →? Old English: genge
    • Middle English: genge, geng, ging, gyng, gynge
      • English: ging (obsolete)
      • Middle Scots: ging