Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wangiją

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

  • *wangārijaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bow, be bent”). Related to *wangô (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ̃/

Noun

*wangiją n

  1. (anatomy) side of the face; cheek
  2. (for the head or cheek) pillow, cushion
    Synonym: *bulstraz

Inflection

Declension of *wangiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wangiją *wangijō
vocative *wangiją *wangijō
accusative *wangiją *wangijō
genitive *wangijas, *wangīs *wangijǫ̂
dative *wangijai *wangijamaz
instrumental *wangijō *wangijamiz

Descendants

Many of the descendant forms have the ending assimilated to *-ārijaz.

  • Old English: wænge, wenge, ġewenge; wangere, wongere
  • Old Saxon: *wengi; *wengari
    • Middle Low German: wenger (?)
  • Old Dutch: *wengi; *wengari; *ōrwengari
    • Middle Dutch: oirwengele, oorwenghere
  • Old High German: wangāri
  • Old Norse: vengi
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 m (waggareis) or 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹 n (waggari) (the attested form is ambiguous)
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