Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/anguz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus, from *h₂enǵʰ-. Cognate with Latin angustus, Sanskrit अंहु (áṃhu), Proto-Slavic *ǫzъkъ (“narrow, tight”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*anguz (comparative *angwizô, superlative *angwistaz)
Inflection
The stem is *angw- in all forms except those where *-u- follows.
Declension of *anguz (u-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *anguz | *angwijai | *angwī | *angwijôz | *angų, *-jatō | *angwijō |
| accusative | *angwijanǭ | *angwijanz | *angwijǭ | *angwijōz | *angų, *-jatō | *angwijō |
| genitive | *angwijas, *angwīs | *angwijaizǫ̂ | *angwijaizōz | *angwijaizǫ̂ | *angwijas, *angwīs | *angwijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *angwijammai | *angwijaimaz | *angwijaizōi | *angwijaimaz | *angwijammai | *angwijaimaz |
| instrumental | *angwijanō | *angwijaimiz | *angwijaizō | *angwijaimiz | *angwijanō | *angwijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *angwijô | *angwijaniz | *angwijǭ | *angwijōniz | *angwijô | *angwijōnō |
| accusative | *angwijanų | *angwijanunz | *angwijōnų | *angwijōnunz | *angwijô | *angwijōnō |
| genitive | *angwīniz | *angwijanǫ̂ | *angwijōniz | *angwijōnǫ̂ | *angwīniz | *angwijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *angwīni | *angwijammaz | *angwijōni | *angwijōmaz | *angwīni | *angwijammaz |
| instrumental | *angwīnē | *angwijammiz | *angwijōnē | *angwijōmiz | *angwīnē | *angwijammiz |
Related terms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *angī
- Old Norse: ǫngr
- Icelandic: öngur
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃 (aggwus)