Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wangiją

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

• *wangārijaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bow, be bent”). Related to *wangô (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ̃/

Noun

*wangiją n

1. (anatomy) side of the face; cheek
2. (for the head or cheek) pillow, cushion

   Synonym: *bulstraz

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *wangiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wangiją	*wangijō
vocative	*wangiją	*wangijō
accusative	*wangiją	*wangijō
genitive	*wangijas, *wangīs	*wangijǫ̂
dative	*wangijai	*wangijamaz
instrumental	*wangijō	*wangijamiz

Descendants

Many of the descendant forms have the ending assimilated to *-ārijaz.

• Old English: wænge, wenge, ġewenge; wangere, wongere
  • Middle English: wangere, wongere
    • English: wanger, wonger
• Old Saxon: *wengi; *wengari
  • Middle Low German: wenger (?)
• Old Dutch: *wengi; *wengari; *ōrwengari
  • Middle Dutch: oirwengele, oorwenghere
• Old High German: wangāri
  • Middle High German: wanger
    • German: Wanger
• Old Norse: vengi
  • Icelandic: vengi
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 m (waggareis) or 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹 n (waggari) (the attested form is ambiguous)