Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wigilārī

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 *wigil, *wigul (“prophetic”) or *wigil, *wigilu (“sorcery, divination”) +‎ *-ārī.

Noun

*wigilārī m

1. sorcerer, fortune-teller

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wigilārī
Genitive	*wigilārijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wigilārī	*wigilārijō, *wigilārijōs
Accusative	*wigilārī	*wigilārijā
Genitive	*wigilārijas	*wigilārijō
Dative	*wigilārijē	*wigilārijum
Instrumental	*wigilāriju	*wigilārijum

Descendants

• Old English: wiġlere
• Old Saxon: *wigilāri
  • Middle Low German: wicheler
• Old Dutch: *wigilāri
  • Middle Dutch: wichelâre, wijchelâre, wîghelâre
    • Dutch: wichelaar