Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wāragangijō

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 *wēragangijô. Equivalent to *wār (“true”) +‎ *gangijō (“goer, walker”).

Noun

*wāragangijō m

1. foreigner (wanting protection)

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wāragangijō
Genitive	*wāragangijini, *wāragangijan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wāragangijō	*wāragangijan
Accusative	*wāragangijan	*wāragangijan
Genitive	*wāragangijini, *wāragangijan	*wāragangijanō
Dative	*wāragangijini, *wāragangijan	*wāragangijum
Instrumental	*wāragangijini, *wāragangijan	*wāragangijum

Descendants

• Old English: wǣrgenġa, wērgenġa
• Lombardic: waregango
  • → Medieval Latin: guaregangus, wargengus, warengangus
    • Italian: guargango