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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiganą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wiganą

  1. to fight, to battle

Inflection

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
  • *waigraz

Descendants

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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