Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wagjaz

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move”). Cognate with Lithuanian vãgis (“peg, hook”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑɣ.jɑz/

Noun

*wagjaz m

wedge

Inflection

Declension of *wagjaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wagjaz	wagjōz, wagjōs
vocative	*wagi	wagjōz, wagjōs
accusative	*wagją	*wagjanz
genitive	wagjas, wagis	*wagjǫ̂
dative	*wagjai	*wagjamaz
instrumental	*wagjō	*wagjamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *wagi, *waggi
- Old English: weċġ
  - Middle English: wegge
    - English: wedge
    - Scots: weg, wegge, wadge, waige
- Old Frisian: *wegge, *wigge
  - West Frisian: wigge
- Old Saxon: weggi
  - Middle Low German: wegge
- Old Dutch: *weggi
  - Middle Dutch: wegghe, wigghe
    - Dutch: weg, wegge, wig
      - Afrikaans: wig
- Old High German: weggi, wekki, wecki
  - Middle High German: wegge, wecke
    - German: Wecke, Wecken, Weck
    - Hunsrik: Weck
    - Pennsylvania German: Weck
→? Proto-Finnic: *vakja (see there for further descendants)