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”). See also *weganą (“to move”).

Noun

*wēgaz m

1. wave

   Synonyms: *bulgijō, *hraznō, *wallijǭ, *unþī

2. 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
    • West Frisian: weach
  • 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
    • → 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
    • Old Swedish: vāgher
      • Swedish: våg
    • Danish: våg
    • → Old French: vague
      • Middle French:
        • French: vague
  • → Proto-Finnic: *vaagas (see there for further descendants)
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌲𐍃 (wēgs)