Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīgą

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

Etymology

From *wiganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ɣɑ̃/

Noun

*wīgą n

  1. fight, battle

Inflection

Declension of *wīgą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīgą *wīgō
vocative *wīgą *wīgō
accusative *wīgą *wīgō
genitive *wīgas, *wīgis *wīgǫ̂
dative *wīgai *wīgamaz
instrumental *wīgō *wīgamiz

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • *wīgô

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wīg m
    • Old English: wīġ
      • Middle English: wiȝe, wi
    • Old Frisian: wīg, wīch
      • North Frisian: wigh, wych
    • Old Saxon: wīg
    • Old Dutch: wīg
      • Middle Dutch: wijch
        • Dutch: wijg (obsolete)
    • Old High German: wīg
      • → Middle Low German: wīc
  • Old Norse: víg
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (wigan), *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (*weigs), *𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (*wigs) (in proper nouns)
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