Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wigilōn

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

Either from *wigil, *wigul (“prophetic”) +‎ *-ōn, *wigil, *wigilu (“sorcery, divination”) +‎ *-ōn, or *wigōn ~ *wikkōn (“to practice sorcery, divination”) +‎ *-lōn.

Verb

*wigilōn

1. to divine

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*wigilōn
1st sg. past	*wigilōdā
Infinitive	*wigilōn
Genitive infin.	*wigilōnijas
Dative infin.	*wigilōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*wigilōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wigilō	*wigilōdā
2nd singular	*wigilōs	*wigilōdēs, *wigilōdōs
3rd singular	*wigilōþ	*wigilōdē, *wigilōdā
1st plural	*wigilōm	*wigilōdum
2nd plural	*wigilōþ	*wigilōdud
3rd plural	*wigilōnþ	*wigilōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wigilō	*wigilōdī
2nd singular	*wigilōs	*wigilōdī
3rd singular	*wigilō	*wigilōdī
1st plural	*wigilōm	*wigilōdīm
2nd plural	*wigilōþ	*wigilōdīd
3rd plural	*wigilōn	*wigilōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wigilō
Plural	*wigilōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wigilōndī	*wigilōd

Alternative reconstructions

• *wigalōn
• *wigulōn

Derived terms

• *wigilingu
• *wigilō
  • Old Frisian: wiliga m (via metathesis from *wigila, scribal error?)

Descendants

• Old English: wiġlian
• Old Saxon: *wigalon
  • Middle Low German: wichelen
• Old Dutch: *wigalon
  • Middle Dutch: wiggelen, wichelen, wickelen
    • Dutch: wichelen, wijchelen
• Old High German: *wigilēn
  • >? Old High German: *giwigilēn (“to teach?”)