Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wigi

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 *wigją.

Noun

*wigi n[1]

  1. horse
    Synonyms: *ehw, *hross, *marh, *parafred

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *wigi
Genitive *wiggjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *wigi *wiggju
Accusative *wigi *wiggju
Genitive *wiggjas *wiggjō
Dative *wiggjē *wiggjum
Instrumental *wiggju *wiggjum

Descendants

  • Old English: wiċġ, wyċġ
    • Middle English: *wigge, wig
  • Old Frisian: wigge, widze, wedze
  • Old Saxon: wiggi, wigg, wig
  • Old Dutch: wiggi

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 213: “PWGmc *wigi, *wigʲgʲa-”
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