Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīgaz

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *wīhaz, vṛddhi gerundive of *wiganą (to fight, battle).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*wīgaz[1]

  1. (North Germanic) fighting, warlike; able to fight
  2. (North Germanic) able to be defeated

Inflection[edit]


Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: vígr

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “weiga-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 662-663