Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēgaz

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 *weǵhe- (“to drag, carry”), from *weǵʰ- (“to transport, bring”).[1] See also *weganą (“to move”).

Noun

*wēgaz m

wave
Synonyms: *bulgijō, *hraznō, *wallijǭ, *unþī
sea
Synonyms: *auraz, *saiwiz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *wēgaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wēgaz	wēgōz, wēgōs
vocative	*wēg	wēgōz, wēgōs
accusative	*wēgą	*wēganz
genitive	wēgas, wēgis	*wēgǫ̂
dative	*wēgai	*wēgamaz
instrumental	*wēgō	*wēgamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *wāg
- Old English: wǣġ
  - Middle English: waghe, wawe
    - English: waw
    - Scots: waw
- Old Frisian: weg
  - North Frisian: weage, waag
- Old Saxon: wāg
  - Middle Low German: wāch m (rare); wāge f (possibly merged with ?*wagō)
    - → Middle High German: wāge (northern)
      - German: Woge
  - → Old Swedish: vāgh
    - Swedish: våg
  - → Danish: vove
  - → Smalandian: våj
  - → Westrobothnian: vog
  - → Helsingian: våga
- Old Dutch: *wāg
  - Middle Dutch: wâech m (rare); wāge f (possibly merged with ?*wagō)
    - Dutch: waag f
- German: wāg
  - → Middle High German: wāc
Proto-Norse: *ᚹᚨᚷᚨᛉ (*wagaʀ)
- Old Norse: vágr
  - Icelandic: vogur
  - Faroese: vágur, vág
  - Norwegian Bokmål: våg
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: våg
  - Westrobothnian: vog
  - Angermannian: våg
  - Helsingian: våg
  - Old Swedish: vāgher
    - Swedish: våg
  - Danish: våg
  - → French: vague
Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌲𐍃 (wēgs)

References

van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “waag1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

[1] van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “waag1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute