Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wangô

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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 Proto-Indo-European *wengʰ-, *wenk- (to be bent or bowed); see *wangaz (meadow) for more cognates.

Pronunciation

Noun

*wangô n

  1. cheek; jaw

Inflection

Declension of *wangô (neuter an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wangô *wangōnō
vocative *wangô *wangōnō
accusative *wangô *wangōnō
genitive *wanginiz *wanganǫ̂
dative *wangini *wangammaz
instrumental *wanginē *wangammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wanga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 573:*wanga/ōn-
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wanʒōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447