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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry, move, transport”) + *-ją, literally, “a ride”.
Pronunciation
Noun
*wigją n
- horse
- Synonyms: *ehwaz, *hrussą, *marhaz
Inflection
Declension of *wigją (neuter ja-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*wigją
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*wigjō
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| vocative
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*wigją
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*wigjō
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| accusative
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*wigją
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*wigjō
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| genitive
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*wigjas, *wigis
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*wigjǫ̂
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| dative
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*wigjai
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*wigjamaz
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| instrumental
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*wigjō
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*wigjamiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *wigi
- Old English: wiċġ, wyċġ
- Middle English: *wigge, wig
- Old Frisian: wigge, widze, wedze
- Old Saxon: wiggi, wigg, wig
- Old Dutch: wiggi
- Old Norse: vigg
- Icelandic: vigg n, viggur m