Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wangiją
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bow, be bent”). Related to *wangô (“cheek”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*wangiją n
Inflection
| neuter ja-stemDeclension of *wangiją (neuter ja-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wangiją | *wangijō | |
| vocative | *wangiją | *wangijō | |
| accusative | *wangiją | *wangijō | |
| genitive | *wangijas, *wangīs | *wangijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wangijai | *wangijamaz | |
| instrumental | *wangijō | *wangijamiz | |
Descendants
Many of the descendant forms have the ending assimilated to *-ārijaz.
- Old English: wænge, wenge, ġewenge; wangere, wongere
- Old Saxon: *wengi; *wengari
- Middle Low German: wenger (?)
- Old Dutch: *wengi; *wengari; *ōrwengari
- Middle Dutch: oirwengele, oorwenghere
- Old High German: wangāri
- Old Norse: vengi
- Icelandic: vengi
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 m (waggareis) or 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹 n (waggari) (the attested form is ambiguous)