Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sangwaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
An o-grade nominal derived from *singwaną (“to sing”), perhaps directly from a Proto-Indo-European *songʷʰ-o-s.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑn.ɡʷɑz/, [ˈsɑŋʷ.ɡʷɑz]
Noun
*sangwaz m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sangwaz | *sangwōz, *sangwōs |
| vocative | *sangw | *sangwōz, *sangwōs |
| accusative | *sangwą | *sangwanz |
| genitive | *sangwas, *sangwis | *sangwǫ̂ |
| dative | *sangwai | *sangwamaz |
| instrumental | *sangwō | *sangwamiz |
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *sangu
- Old Norse: sǫngr
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (saggws) (i-stem)
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sangwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 426