Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/agattjā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Possibly from *ag-ad- ~ *ag-at-, suffixed variant of *agu (“magpie”), +‎ *-jā (agent suffix).

Noun

*agattjā f

magpie
Synonyms: *agastrijā, *agu

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*agattjā
Genitive	*agattjōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*agattjā	*agattjōn
Accusative	*agattjōn	*agattjōn
Genitive	*agattjōn	*agattjōnō
Dative	*agattjōn	agattjōm, agattjum
Instrumental	*agattjōn	agattjōm, agattjum

Related terms

Descendants

Old High German: agazza, agaza
- ⇒ Old High German: *agazil
  - Middle High German: atzel
- Middle High German: hetze
→ Late Latin: agazia
- Italo-Romance:
  - Italian: gazza
- Padanian:
  - Ligurian: jazza
  - Lombard: gaza
  - Piedmontese: ajassa, jassa
  - Romagnol: argaza
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
  - >? Aragonese: garza
  - >? Catalan: garsa
  - Old Occitan: agassa
    - Occitan: agaça
      - Nord-Occitan: ajaça
      - Vivaro-Alpine: aiassa
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
  - Bourbonnais-Berrichon: aguiasse, ageasse, égeasse, ouasse
  - Bourguignon: aiguaisse
  - Old French: agace, agasse, agas
    - Middle French: agace
      - French: agace
  - Norman: agase
  - Picard: agache
  - Walloon: aguèse, agaesse
- → Medieval Latin: agasia, aigatia
- → Middle English: agas, agaas