Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīgą

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

*wīgaz, *wīgiją

Etymology

From *wiganą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.ɣɑ̃/

Noun

*wīgą n

fight, battle

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wīgą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wīgą	*wīgō
vocative	*wīgą	*wīgō
accusative	*wīgą	*wīgō
genitive	wīgas, wīgis	*wīgǫ̂
dative	*wīgai	*wīgamaz
instrumental	*wīgō	*wīgamiz

Synonyms

Derived terms

*Haþuwīgą (“Hedwig”)
*Audawīgą (“Eadwig”)
*wīgalīkaz (“martial, militant”)
*wīgamann- (“warrior, champion”)
*ainawīgiją (“single combat”)

Related terms

*wīgô

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *wīg m
- Old English: wīġ
  - Middle English: wiȝe, wi
- Old Frisian: wīg, wīch
  - North Frisian: wigh, wych
- Old Saxon: wīg
  - Middle Low German: wīch
- Old Dutch: wīg
  - Middle Dutch: wijch
    - Dutch: wijg (obsolete)
- Old High German: wīg
  - → Middle Low German: wīc
Old Norse: víg
- Icelandic: víg
- Faroese: víggj, víg
- Old Swedish: vīgh
Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (wigan), *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (*weigs), *𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (*wigs) (in proper nouns)

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