Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wigi

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wigją.

Noun

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*wigi n[1]

  1. horse
    Synonyms: *ehw, *hross, *marh, *parafred

Inflection

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Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *wigi
Genitive *wiggjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *wigi *wiggju
Accusative *wigi *wiggju
Genitive *wiggjas *wiggjō
Dative *wiggjē *wiggjum
Instrumental *wiggju *wiggjum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 213:PWGmc *wigi, *wigʲgʲa-