Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gangī
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *gangiz + *-ī (adjective suffix).
Adjective[edit]
*gangī[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *gangī | ||
| Genitive | *gangijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gangī | *gangiju | *gangī |
| Accusative | *gangijanā | *gangijā | *gangī |
| Genitive | *gangijas | *gangijeʀā | *gangijas |
| Dative | *gangijumē | *gangijeʀē | *gangijumē |
| Instrumental | *gangiju | *gangijeʀu | *gangiju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gangijē | *gangijō | *gangiju |
| Accusative | *gangijā | *gangijā | *gangiju |
| Genitive | *gangijeʀō | *gangijeʀō | *gangijeʀō |
| Dative | *gangijēm, *gangijum | *gangijēm, *gangijum | *gangijēm, *gangijum |
| Instrumental | *gangijēm, *gangijum | *gangijēm, *gangijum | *gangijēm, *gangijum |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: genġe
- Middle English: genge (early)
- Old Frisian: genze, ginse
- Old Saxon: *gengi
- Old Dutch: *gengi
- Middle Dutch: genge
- Old High German: gengi
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 209: “PWGmc *gangī”