Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīgaz

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

From earlier *wīhaz, vṛddhi gerundive of *wiganą (“to fight, battle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*wīgaz[1]

  1. (North Germanic) fighting, warlike; able to fight
  2. (North Germanic) able to be defeated

Inflection

Declension of *wīgaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wīgaz *wīgō *wīgą, -atō *wīgai *wīgôz *wīgō
accusative *wīganǭ *wīgǭ *wīgą, -atō *wīganz *wīgōz *wīgō
genitive *wīgas, -is *wīgaizōz *wīgas, -is *wīgaizǫ̂ *wīgaizǫ̂ *wīgaizǫ̂
dative *wīgammai *wīgaizōi *wīgammai *wīgaimaz *wīgaimaz *wīgaimaz
instrumental *wīganō *wīgaizō *wīganō *wīgaimiz *wīgaimiz *wīgaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wīgô *wīgǭ *wīgô *wīganiz *wīgōniz *wīgōnō
accusative *wīganų *wīgōnų *wīgô *wīganunz *wīgōnunz *wīgōnō
genitive *wīginiz *wīgōniz *wīginiz *wīganǫ̂ *wīgōnǫ̂ *wīganǫ̂
dative *wīgini *wīgōni *wīgini *wīgammaz *wīgōmaz *wīgammaz
instrumental *wīginē *wīgōnē *wīginē *wīgammiz *wīgōmiz *wīgammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: vígr
    • Old Swedish: vīgher

References

  1. ^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “weiga-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 662-663
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