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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēgō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *weganą (“to move, to carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.ɣɔː/
Noun
*wēgō f[1]
- scales
- weight
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *wēgō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *wēgō | *wēgôz | |
| vocative | *wēgō | *wēgôz | |
| accusative | *wēgǭ | *wēgōz | |
| genitive | *wēgōz | *wēgǫ̂ | |
| dative | *wēgōi | *wēgōmaz | |
| instrumental | *wēgō | *wēgōmiz | |
Descendants
- West Germanic: [Term?]
- Old English: wǣġ
- Middle English: wei, weie
- English: wey
- Middle English: wei, weie
- Old Saxon: wāga
- Middle Low German: wāge
- Old Dutch: wāga
- Old High German: wāga
- Middle High German: wāge
- German: Waage
- Middle High German: wāge
- Old English: wǣġ
- Old Norse: vāg
- Icelandic: vág
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*wēgiz~wēgō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 439