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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/angī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anguz + * (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*angī

  1. narrow

Inflection

ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *angī
Genitive *angijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *angī *angiju *angī
Accusative *angijanā *angijā *angī
Genitive *angijas *angijeʀā *angijas
Dative *angijumē *angijeʀē *angijumē
Instrumental *angiju *angijeʀu *angiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *angijē *angijō *angiju
Accusative *angijā *angijā *angiju
Genitive *angijeʀō *angijeʀō *angijeʀō
Dative *angijēm, *angijum *angijēm, *angijum *angijēm, *angijum
Instrumental *angijēm, *angijum *angijēm, *angijum *angijēm, *angijum

Descendants

  • Old English: ange, onge, ænge, enge
    • Middle English: ange
    • Old English: angnæġl
      • Middle English: agnail
        • English: agnail
          • English: hangnail (by folk etymology)
        • Scots: angernail, wrangnail, ragnail
  • Old Frisian: *enge
    • Saterland Frisian: ääng
    • West Frisian: ing
    • Old Frisian: angneil, ongneil
  • Old Saxon: engi
    • Middle Low German: enge
      • German Low German: eng
  • Old Dutch: *engi
  • Old High German: engi, enge
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