Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiganą
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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
Originally a zero-grade present, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to fight”). Related to Latin vincō (“to conquer”), Old Irish fichid (“to fight”).[1] Likely related to English weaken (“make yield”).
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
The present tense forms have the zero grade vowel -i- rather than -ī-.
Conjugation of *wiganą (strong class 1)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *wīgan
- Old Norse: viga, vega
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (weihan), 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍉 (andwaihandō) (< continuing the original present stem)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wīhan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 586
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wīxanan~*wīʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465