Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ingaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

    Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-, or possibly from *-īnaz +‎ *-gaz. Compare *-ungō (suffix forming gerunds).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /iŋ.ɡɑz/

    Noun

    *-ingaz m

    1. Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of 'belonging to, coming from, descending from'.

    Inflection

    Declension of *-ingaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *-ingaz *-ingōz, *-ingōs
    vocative *-ing *-ingōz, *-ingōs
    accusative *-ingą *-inganz
    genitive *-ingas, *-ingis *-ingǫ̂
    dative *-ingai *-ingamaz
    instrumental *-ingō *-ingamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *-ing
    • Old Norse: -ingr
    • Vulgar Latin: *-ingus, *-engus
      • Spanish: -(l)engo, -ingo
      • French: -(l)ingien, -(l)ange, -(l)ans, -(l)ine, -(l)ingues
      • Italian: -ingo, -engo, -lengo
      • Galician: -(l)engo
      • Portuguese: -engo
      • Occitan: -enc
      • Catalan: -enc