Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wītagō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *wītag.

Noun

*wītagō m

sage, prophet

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wītagō
Genitive	*wītagini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wītagō	*wītagan
Accusative	*wītagan	*wītagan
Genitive	*wītagini	*wītaganō
Dative	*wītagini	*wītagum
Instrumental	*wītagini	*wītagum

Descendants

Old English: wītega, wītiga, wītga; (wītegian, wītgian)
- Middle English: witega, witege, witiȝe, witie
(Old Frisian: wītgia)
Old High German: wīzago, wīzzago; (wīssago); (wīzagōn, wīzagōn)
- Middle High German: wīssage; (wissagen)
  - (German: weissagen; Weissager)
  - (→ Middle Dutch: wijssagger, wijssegger, wijsseggher)
    - (→ English: wiseacre)