Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/angliz

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

Unknown, though possibly derived from *angulaz (“fishhook”).

Noun

*angliz m

1. a member of the Anglii, a tribe mentioned by Tacitus, possibly related (or ancestral) to the Angles who settled Britain

Inflection

Declension of *angliz (i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*angliz	*anglīz
vocative	*angli	*anglīz
accusative	*anglį	*anglinz
genitive	*anglīz	*anglijǫ̂
dative	*anglī	*anglimaz
instrumental	*anglī	*anglimiz

Derived terms

• *angliskaz (“pertaining to the Angles”)
  • Old English: Englisc, Ænglisċ
    • Middle English: Englisch, englis, Englysshe, Englyssh, Englysch, Englysche, Englissh, English, Inglisch, Engliss, Anglisch, Ænglisce, Ennꟑlissh (Ormulum)
      • English: English
      • Scots: Inglis

Descendants

• Old English: Engle, Ængle, Angle, Ongle
• → Latin: Angliī