Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiganą

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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]

Originally a zero-grade present, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to fight”). Related to Latin vincō (“to conquer”), Old Irish fichid (“to fight”).[1] Likely related to English weaken (“make yield”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*wiganą[1][2]

  1. to fight, to battle

Inflection[edit]

The present tense forms have the zero grade vowel -i- rather than -ī-.

Conjugation of *wiganą (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wigō *wigaų — *wigai ?
2nd singular *wigizi *wigaiz *wig *wigazai *wigaizau
3rd singular *wigidi *wigai *wigadau *wigadai *wigaidau
1st dual *wigōz *wigaiw — — —
2nd dual *wigadiz *wigaidiz *wigadiz — —
1st plural *wigamaz *wigaim — *wigandai *wigaindau
2nd plural *wigid *wigaid *wigid *wigandai *wigaindau
3rd plural *wigandi *wigain *wigandau *wigandai *wigaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waih *wigį̄
2nd singular *waiht *wigīz
3rd singular *waih *wigī
1st dual *wigū *wigīw
2nd dual *wigudiz *wigīdiz
1st plural *wigum *wigīm
2nd plural *wigud *wigīd
3rd plural *wigun *wigīn
present past
participles *wigandz *wiganaz

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wīhan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 586
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīxanan~*wīʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 465
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