Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wagi

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 *wagjaz.

Noun

*wagi m

1. wedge

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wagi
Genitive	*waggjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wagi	*waggjō, *waggjōs
Accusative	*wagi	*waggjā
Genitive	*waggjas	*waggjō
Dative	*waggjē	*waggjum
Instrumental	*waggju	*waggjum

Alternative reconstructions

• *waggi

Descendants

• 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