Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ganōgaz
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This Proto-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-Germanic
Etymology
From *ga- + *nōgaz, the latter a lengthened-grade adjective formed from *nuganą (whence *ganuganą (“to suffice”)), although *nōgaz has no attested descendants.[1] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognate with Sanskrit अनाश (anā́śa).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*ganōgaz
Inflection
Declension of *ganōgaz (a-stem, strong only)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *ganōgaz | *ganōgai | *ganōgō | *ganōgôz | *ganōgą, *-at(ō) | *ganōgō |
| accusative | *ganōganǭ | *ganōganz | *ganōgǭ | *ganōgōz | *ganōgą, *-at(ō) | *ganōgō |
| genitive | *ganōgas, *ganōgis | *ganōgaizǫ̂ | *ganōgaizōz | *ganōgaizǫ̂ | *ganōgas, *ganōgis | *ganōgaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *ganōgammai | *ganōgaimaz | *ganōgaizōi | *ganōgaimaz | *ganōgammai | *ganōgaimaz |
| instrumental | *ganōganō | *ganōgaimiz | *ganōgaizō | *ganōgaimiz | *ganōganō | *ganōgaimiz |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *ganōg
- Old Norse: gnógr, nógr
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs)
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*nōga-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 391