Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hangini

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 *hangiju +‎ *-ini.

Noun

*hangini f

  1. hanging, execution

Inflection

ī/jō-stem
Singular
Nominative *hangini
Genitive *hangunnjā
Singular Plural
Nominative *hangini *hangunnjō
Accusative *hangunnjā *hangunnjā
Genitive *hangunnjā *hangunnjō
Dative *hangunnjē *hangunnjōm, *hangunnjum
Instrumental *hangunnju *hangunnjōm, *hangunnjum

Descendants

Many of the descendants were conflated with the descendants of Proto-West Germanic *hangiju (“hook, latch, hinge”).

  • Old English: henġen
    • Middle English: hengen (hapax)
    • >? Middle English: henge
  • Old Frisian: *hengen, *henge
  • Old Saxon: henginna, hengenna, henginnia, hinginna
  • Old Dutch: *henginna
  • Old High German: *henginna, *hengina
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