Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wagǭ

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 *weganą (“to move, to carry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.ɣɔ̃ː/

Noun

*wagǭ f[1]

  1. cradle

Inflection

Declension of *wagǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wagǭ *wagōniz
vocative *wagǭ *wagōniz
accusative *wagōnų *wagōnunz
genitive *wagōniz *wagōnǫ̂
dative *wagōni *wagōmaz
instrumental *wagōnē *wagōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wagā
    • Old Saxon: waga
      • Middle Low German: wege
    • Old High German: waga
      • Middle High German: wage
        • German: Wage (archaic)
  • Old Norse: vagga

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wagōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 439
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