Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gangijō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gangijô. Equivalent to *gangan (“to go, walk”) +‎ *-jō.

Noun

*gangijō m

1. goer, walker

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gangijō
Genitive	*gangijini, *gangijan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gangijō	*gangijan
Accusative	*gangijan	*gangijan
Genitive	*gangijini, *gangijan	*gangijanō
Dative	*gangijini, *gangijan	*gangijum
Instrumental	*gangijini, *gangijan	*gangijum

Related terms

• *forēgangijō
• *wāragangijō

Descendants

• Old English: *genga
  • Middle English: -genge
• Old Frisian: *gendza
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: brâdgenga
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: stefgenga
• Old High German: *gengo
  • Old High German: gimeitgengo