Proto-Germanic
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Etymology
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From Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.
Pronunciation
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*wegaz m
- way
- path
Inflection
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masculine a-stemDeclension of *wegaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*wegaz
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*wegōz, *wegōs
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vocative
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*weg
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*wegōz, *wegōs
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accusative
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*wegą
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*weganz
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genitive
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*wegas, *wigis
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*wegǫ̂
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dative
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*wigai
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*wegamaz
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instrumental
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*wegō
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*wegamiz
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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- Proto-West Germanic: *weg
- Old English: weġ
- Old Frisian: wei
- North Frisian: wey
- Saterland Frisian: Wai
- West Frisian: wei
- Old Saxon: weg
- Middle Low German: wech
- Dutch Low Saxon: weg
- German Low German: Weg
- Plautdietsch: Wajch
- Old Dutch: weg
- Old High German: weg, wec
- Middle High German: wec
- Alemannic German: Wäg
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: bèg, bege
- Mòcheno: be
- Central Franconian: Wääch
- Luxembourgish: Wee (from dative and plural)
- Hunsrik: Wegh
- German: Weg
- Pennsylvania German: Weg
- Yiddish: וועג (veg)
- Old Norse: vegr
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs)