Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fangiz

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

Alternative forms

  • *fanhiz

Etymology

Derived from *fanhaną (“to take, seize”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑŋ.ɡiz/

Adjective

*fangiz

  1. catchable, takeable, obtainable
  2. effective

Inflection

Declension of *fangiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *fangiz *fangī *fangį, *-jatō *fangijai *fangijôz *fangijō
accusative *fangijanǭ *fangijǭ *fangį, *-jatō *fangijanz *fangijōz *fangijō
genitive *fangijas, *fangīs *fangijaizōz *fangijas, *fangīs *fangijaizǫ̂ *fangijaizǫ̂ *fangijaizǫ̂
dative *fangijammai *fangijaizōi *fangijammai *fangijaimaz *fangijaimaz *fangijaimaz
instrumental *fangijanō *fangijaizō *fangijanō *fangijaimiz *fangijaimiz *fangijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *fangijô *fangijǭ *fangijô *fangijaniz *fangijōniz *fangijōnō
accusative *fangijanų *fangijōnų *fangijô *fangijanunz *fangijōnunz *fangijōnō
genitive *fangīniz *fangijōniz *fangīniz *fangijanǫ̂ *fangijōnǫ̂ *fangijanǫ̂
dative *fangīni *fangijōni *fangīni *fangijammaz *fangijōmaz *fangijammaz
instrumental *fangīnē *fangijōnē *fangīnē *fangijammiz *fangijōmiz *fangijammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fangī
    • ⇒ Old English: andfenge
    • Old Frisian: fensze, fendze
    • Old High German: *fengi
      • Middle High German: venge
  • Old Norse: *fengr, bráðfengr, harðfengr
    • Icelandic: fáfengur, harðfengur
    • Old Swedish: fāfænger
    • Middle Danish: fofæng

Noun

*fangiz m

  1. a catch, taking, contact; booty

Inflection

Declension of *fangiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fangiz *fangīz
vocative *fangi *fangīz
accusative *fangį *fanginz
genitive *fangīz *fangijǫ̂
dative *fangī *fangimaz
instrumental *fangī *fangimiz

Descendants

Note: In some of the daughter languages, this word may have conflated with the descendant of *fangą

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fangi
    • Old English: feng, fang
    • Old Frisian: fang, feng, fong
      • Saterland Frisian: Fang, Fangst
    • Old Saxon: *fang (in anafang)
      • Middle Low German: vank
    • Old Dutch: *fang
    • Old High German: *fang (in sweizfang)
  • Old Norse: fengr
    • Icelandic: fengur
    • Faroese: fongur
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