Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wigô

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

Etymology

Derived from *wihaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.ɣɔːː/

Noun

*wigô m

1. fighter, warrior; he who fights or contends

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *wigô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wigô	*wiganiz
vocative	*wigô	*wiganiz
accusative	*wiganų	*wiganunz
genitive	*wiginiz	*wiganǫ̂
dative	*wigini	*wigammaz
instrumental	*wiginē	*wigammiz

Descendants

• Old English: wiga
• Old High German: widarwīgo (analogical if actually long)