Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wigi
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *wigją.
Noun
[edit]*wigi n[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *wigi | |
| Genitive | *wiggjas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wigi | *wiggju |
| Accusative | *wigi | *wiggju |
| Genitive | *wiggjas | *wiggjō |
| Dative | *wiggjē | *wiggjum |
| Instrumental | *wiggju | *wiggjum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: wiċġ, wyċġ
- Old Frisian: wigge, widze, wedze
- Old Saxon: wiggi, wigg, wig
- Old Dutch: wiggi
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 213: “PWGmc *wigi, *wigʲgʲa-”
Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵʰ-
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic nouns
- Proto-West Germanic neuter nouns
- gmw-pro:Horses
- Proto-West Germanic neuter ja-stem nouns