Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wītagō

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 *wītagô, compare *wītag. Cognate with Old Norse vitki (“wizard, warlock”).

Noun

*wītagō m

1. sage, prophet

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wītagō
Genitive	*wītagini, *wītagan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wītagō	*wītagan
Accusative	*wītagan	*wītagan
Genitive	*wītagini, *wītagan	*wītaganō
Dative	*wītagini, *wītagan	*wītagum
Instrumental	*wītagini, *wītagan	*wītagum

Derived terms

• *wītagōn

Descendants

• Old English: wītga, wītega, wītiga
  • Middle English: witega, witege, witiȝe, witie
• Old High German: wīzago, wīzzago
  • Middle High German: wīssage (merged with Old High German wīssago)
    • ⇒ Middle High German: wīssagen
      • German: weissagen
      • ⇒ Middle High German: wīssagære, wīssager
        • ⇒ German: Weissager
        • → Middle Dutch: wijssagger, wijssegger, wijsseggher
          • → English: wiseacre