Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wangaz
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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 Proto-Indo-European *wenk-, *wek- (“to be bent or bowed”), the same source as *wangô (“cheek”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*wangaz m
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *wangaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wangaz | *wangōz, *wangōs | |
| vocative | *wang | *wangōz, *wangōs | |
| accusative | *wangą | *wanganz | |
| genitive | *wangas, *wangis | *wangǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wangai | *wangamaz | |
| instrumental | *wangō | *wangamiz | |
Derived terms
[edit]- *wangijô (“meadow-dweller”)
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: wang, wong
- Old Saxon: wang
- Old High German: wang
- Old Norse: vangr
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍃 (waggs, “paradise; *meadow”)
- → Proto-Samic: *vāŋkē (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1149”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1149
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “wanga”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 573