Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fīgā

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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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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *fīga and Latin fīcus (fig).

Noun

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*fīgā f

  1. fig

Inflection

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ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *fīgā
Genitive *fīgōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *fīgā *fīgōn
Accusative *fīgōn *fīgōn
Genitive *fīgōn *fīgōnō
Dative *fīgōn *fīgōm, *fīgum
Instrumental *fīgōn *fīgōm, *fīgum

Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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  • Old English: fīc m
    • Middle English: fike, fyke
  • Old Saxon: fīga
  • Old Dutch: fīga
    • Middle Dutch: vige
      • Dutch: vijg
        • Afrikaans: vy
        • Negerhollands: vigie (from the diminutive)
  • Old High German: fīga