Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīgą

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

Alternative forms

• *wīgaz, *wīgiją

Etymology

From *wiganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.ɣɑ̃/

Noun

*wīgą n

1. fight, battle

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wīgą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wīgą	*wīgō
vocative	*wīgą	*wīgō
accusative	*wīgą	*wīgō
genitive	*wīgas, *wīgis	*wīgǫ̂
dative	*wīgai	*wīgamaz
instrumental	*wīgō	*wīgamiz

Synonyms

• *haþuz
• *hildiz
• *gunþiz

Derived terms

• *Haþuwīgą (“Hedwig”)
• *Audawīgą (“Eadwig”)
• *wīgalīkaz (“martial, militant”)
• *wīgamann- (“warrior, champion”)
• *ainawīgiją (“single combat”)

Related terms

• *wīgô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wīg m
  • Old English: wīġ
    • Middle English: wiȝe, wi
  • Old Frisian: wīg, wīch
    • North Frisian: wigh, wych
  • Old Saxon: wīg
    • Middle Low German: wīch
  • Old Dutch: wīg
    • Middle Dutch: wijch
      • Dutch: wijg (obsolete)
  • Old High German: wīg
    • → Middle Low German: wīc
• Old Norse: víg
  • Icelandic: víg
  • Faroese: víggj, víg
  • Old Swedish: vīgh
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (wigan), *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (*weigs), *𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (*wigs) (in proper nouns)