Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wāragangijō

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 *wēragangijô. Equivalent to *wār (true) +‎ *gangijō (goer, walker).

Noun

*wāragangijō m

  1. foreigner (wanting protection)

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *wāragangijō
Genitive *wāragangijini, *wāragangijan
Singular Plural
Nominative *wāragangijō *wāragangijan
Accusative *wāragangijan *wāragangijan
Genitive *wāragangijini, *wāragangijan *wāragangijanō
Dative *wāragangijini, *wāragangijan *wāragangijum
Instrumental *wāragangijini, *wāragangijan *wāragangijum

Descendants

  • Old English: wǣrgenġa, wērgenġa
  • Lombardic: waregango
    • Medieval Latin: guaregangus, wargengus, warengangus