Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wigilingu

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 *wigilōn +‎ *-ingu.

Noun

*wigilingu f[1][2]

  1. divination, sorcery

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *wigilingu
Genitive *wigilingā
Singular Plural
Nominative *wigilingu *wigilingō
Accusative *wigilingā *wigilingā
Genitive *wigilingā *wigilingō
Dative *wigilingē *wigilingōm, *wigilingum
Instrumental *wigilingu *wigilingōm, *wigilingum

Descendants

  • Old English: wiġlung, wiġelung
    • ⇒ Old English: ġewiġlung
  • Old Frisian: wīlinge
  • Old Saxon: *wigilinga
    • Middle Low German: wîchelinge
  • Old Dutch: *wigilinga
    • Middle Dutch: wichelinge

References

  1. ^ de Vaan, Michiel (2020) “wichelen”, in Digitale Etymologieën: Toevoegingen bij het Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands‎[1], page 153: “*wīgilinga”
  2. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “wichelen”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN: “wĭgelinga”
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