Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiganą

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

Originally a zero-grade present, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (to fight). Related to Latin vincō (to conquer), Old Irish fichid (to fight).[1] Likely related to English weaken (make yield).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wiganą[1][2]

  1. to fight, to battle

Inflection

The present tense forms have the zero grade vowel -i- rather than -ī-.

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wigō *wigaų *wigai ?
2nd singular *wigizi *wigaiz *wig *wigazai *wigaizau
3rd singular *wigidi *wigai *wigadau *wigadai *wigaidau
1st dual *wigōz *wigaiw
2nd dual *wigadiz *wigaidiz *wigadiz
1st plural *wigamaz *wigaim *wigandai *wigaindau
2nd plural *wigid *wigaid *wigid *wigandai *wigaindau
3rd plural *wigandi *wigain *wigandau *wigandai *wigaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waih *wigį̄
2nd singular *waiht *wigīz
3rd singular *waih *wigī
1st dual *wigū *wigīw
2nd dual *wigudiz *wigīdiz
1st plural *wigum *wigīm
2nd plural *wigud *wigīd
3rd plural *wigun *wigīn
present past
participles *wigandz *wiganaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wīhan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 586
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wīxanan~*wīʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465