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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēgaz

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 *weǵhe- (“to drag, carry”), from *weǵʰ- (“to transport, bring”).[1] See also *weganą (“to move”).

Noun

*wēgaz m

  1. wave
    Synonyms: *bulgijō, *hraznō, *wallijǭ, *unþī
  2. sea
    Synonyms: *auraz, *saiwiz

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *wēgaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wēgaz *wēgōz, *wēgōs
vocative *wēg *wēgōz, *wēgōs
accusative *wēgą *wēganz
genitive *wēgas, *wēgis *wēgǫ̂
dative *wēgai *wēgamaz
instrumental *wēgō *wēgamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wāg
    • Old English: wǣġ
    • Old Frisian: weg
      • North Frisian: weage, waag
    • Old Saxon: wāg
      • Middle Low German: wāch m (rare); wāge f (possibly merged with ?*wagō)
        • → Middle High German: wāge (northern)
      • → Old Swedish: vāgh
      • → Danish: vove
      • → Smalandian: våj
      • → Helsingian: våga
    • Old Dutch: *wāg
      • Middle Dutch: wâech m (rare); wāge f (possibly merged with ?*wagō)
    • German: wāg
      • → Middle High German: wāc
  • Proto-Norse: *ᚹᚨᚷᚨᛉ (*wagaʀ)
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌲𐍃 (wēgs)

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “waag1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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