Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faigijaz

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

Probably related to one of the forms of *faihaz (“hostile”) or ("colored"), with the latter potentially indicating a meaning of "marked for death".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.ɣi.jɑz/

Adjective

*faigijaz

1. fey, doomed to die

Inflection

Declension of *faigijaz (ja-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*faigijaz	*faigijai	*faigijō	*faigijôz	*faigiją, -atō	*faigijō
Accusative	*faigijanǭ	*faigijanz	*faigijǭ	*faigijōz	*faigiją, -atō	*faigijō
Genitive	*faigijas, -īs	*faigijaizǫ̂	*faigijaizōz	*faigijaizǫ̂	*faigijas, -īs	*faigijaizǫ̂
Dative	*faigijammai	*faigijaimaz	*faigijaizōi	*faigijaimaz	*faigijammai	*faigijaimaz
Instrumental	*faigijanō	*faigijaimiz	*faigijaizō	*faigijaimiz	*faigijanō	*faigijaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*faigijô	*faigijaniz	*faigijǭ	*faigijōniz	*faigijô	*faigijōnō
Accusative	*faigijanų	*faigijanunz	*faigijōnų	*faigijōnunz	*faigijô	*faigijōnō
Genitive	*faigīniz	*faigijanǫ̂	*faigijōniz	*faigijōnǫ̂	*faigīniz	*faigijanǫ̂
Dative	*faigīni	*faigijammaz	*faigijōni	*faigijōmaz	*faigīni	*faigijammaz
Instrumental	*faigīnē	*faigijammiz	*faigijōnē	*faigijōmiz	*faigīnē	*faigijammiz

Derived terms

• *faigiþō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *faigī
  • Old English: fǣġe
    • Middle English: fey, feye, fay, faie, veie, veye, faye, fei, vey; fæie, væie, fæy, feiȝe, vaiȝe, feaye (Early Middle English)
      • English: fey, fay
      • Scots: fey
  • Old Saxon: fēgi
    • Middle Low German: veige
  • Old Dutch: *fēgi
    • Middle Dutch: vege
      • Dutch: veeg
  • Old High German: feigi
    • Middle High German: veige
      • Alemannic German: fiig
      • German: feige, feig (colloquial or poetic)
• Old Norse: feigr, ᚠᛆᛁᚴᛁᚭᚿ (faikiąn) — Rök runestone
  • Icelandic: feigur
  • Faroese: feigur
  • Norwegian: feig; (dialectal) feig’u, feig’e, feg
  • Old Swedish: fēgher
    • Swedish: feg
  • Old Danish: fegh
    • Danish: fej, fejg
      • Norwegian Bokmål: feig
• →? Proto-Finnic: *peijeh (see there for further descendants)
• → Proto-Samic:
  • Northern Sami: váiggas
  • Southern Sami: faajkes

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)