Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wagjaz

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move”). Cognate with Lithuanian vãgis (“peg, hook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑɣ.jɑz/

Noun

*wagjaz m

1. wedge

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *wagjaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wagjaz	*wagjōz, *wagjōs
vocative	*wagi	*wagjōz, *wagjōs
accusative	*wagją	*wagjanz
genitive	*wagjas, *wagis	*wagjǫ̂
dative	*wagjai	*wagjamaz
instrumental	*wagjō	*wagjamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wagi, *waggi
  • Old English: weċġ
    • Middle English: wegge
      • English: wedge
      • Scots: weg, wegge, wadge, waige
  • Old Frisian: *wegge, *wigge
    • West Frisian: wigge
  • Old Saxon: weggi
    • Middle Low German: wegge
  • Old Dutch: *weggi
    • Middle Dutch: wegghe, wigghe
      • Dutch: weg, wegge, wig
        • Afrikaans: wig
  • Old High German: weggi, wekki, wecki
    • Middle High German: wegge, wecke
      • German: Wecke, Wecken, Weck
      • Hunsrik: Weck
      • Pennsylvania German: Weck
• →? Proto-Finnic: *vakja (see there for further descendants)