Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gangī

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

From Proto-Germanic *gangiz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*gangī[1]

  1. passable

Inflection

ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *gangī
Genitive *gangijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gangī *gangiju *gangī
Accusative *gangijanā *gangijā *gangī
Genitive *gangijas *gangijeʀā *gangijas
Dative *gangijumē *gangijeʀē *gangijumē
Instrumental *gangiju *gangijeʀu *gangiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *gangijē *gangijō *gangiju
Accusative *gangijā *gangijā *gangiju
Genitive *gangijeʀō *gangijeʀō *gangijeʀō
Dative *gangijēm, *gangijum *gangijēm, *gangijum *gangijēm, *gangijum
Instrumental *gangijēm, *gangijum *gangijēm, *gangijum *gangijēm, *gangijum

Descendants

  • Old English: genġe
    • Middle English: genge (early)
  • Old Frisian: genze, ginse
  • Old Saxon: *gengi
  • Old Dutch: *gengi
  • Old High German: gengi

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 209: “PWGmc *gangī”
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