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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wagǭ

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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

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Etymology

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From *weganą (to move, to carry).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*wagǭ f[1]

  1. cradle

Inflection

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ōn-stemDeclension of *wagǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wagǭ *wagōniz
vocative *wagǭ *wagōniz
accusative *wagōnų *wagōnunz
genitive *wagōniz *wagōnǫ̂
dative *wagōni *wagōmaz
instrumental *wagōnē *wagōmiz

Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *wagā
    • Old Saxon: waga
      • Middle Low German: wege
    • Old High German: waga
      • Middle High German: wage
        • German: Wage (archaic)
  • Old Norse: vagga

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wagōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 439