Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wagjaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move”). Cognate with Lithuanian vãgis (“peg, hook”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑɣ.jɑz/

Noun

*wagjaz m

wedge

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *wagjaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wagjaz	wagjōz, wagjōs
vocative	*wagi	wagjōz, wagjōs
accusative	*wagją	*wagjanz
genitive	wagjas, wagis	*wagjǫ̂
dative	*wagjai	*wagjamaz
instrumental	*wagjō	*wagjamiz

Descendants

Old English: wecg
- Middle English: wegge
  - Scots: weg, wegge, wadge, waige
  - English: wedge
Old Saxon: weggi
- Middle Low German: wegge
Old Dutch: *weggi
- Middle Dutch: wegghe, wigghe
  - Dutch: weg, wegge, wig
    - Afrikaans: wig
Old High German: weggi, wekki, wecki
- Middle High German: wegge, wecke
  - German: Wecke, Wecken, Weck

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