Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gangijō

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 *gangijô. Equivalent to *gangan (“to go, walk”) +‎ *-jō.

Noun

*gangijō m

  1. goer, walker

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *gangijō
Genitive *gangijini, *gangijan
Singular Plural
Nominative *gangijō *gangijan
Accusative *gangijan *gangijan
Genitive *gangijini, *gangijan *gangijanō
Dative *gangijini, *gangijan *gangijum
Instrumental *gangijini, *gangijan *gangijum

Descendants

  • Old English: *genga
    • Middle English: -genge
  • Old Frisian: *gendza
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: brâdgenga
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: stefgenga
  • Old High German: *gengo
    • Old High German: gimeitgengo
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