Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wigją

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

From Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry, move, transport”) +‎ *-ją, literally, “a ride”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiɣ.jɑ̃/

Noun

*wigją n

1. horse

   Synonyms: *ehwaz, *hrussą, *marhaz

Inflection

Declension of *wigją (neuter ja-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*wigją	*wigjō
vocative	*wigją	*wigjō
accusative	*wigją	*wigjō
genitive	*wigjas, *wigis	*wigjǫ̂
dative	*wigjai	*wigjamaz
instrumental	*wigjō	*wigjamiz

Related terms

• *weganą
• *wegaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wigi
  • Old English: wiċġ, wyċġ
    • Middle English: *wigge, wig
      • English: widge
  • Old Frisian: wigge, widze, wedze
  • Old Saxon: wiggi, wigg, wig
  • Old Dutch: wiggi
• Old Norse: vigg
  • Icelandic: vigg n, viggur m