Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fangiz

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

Alternative forms

• *fanhiz

Etymology

Derived from *fanhaną (“to take, seize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑŋ.ɡiz/

Adjective

*fangiz

1. catchable, takeable, obtainable
2. effective

Inflection

Declension of *fangiz (i-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*fangiz	*fangijai	*fangī	*fangijôz	*fangį, *-jatō	*fangijō
accusative	*fangijanǭ	*fangijanz	*fangijǭ	*fangijōz	*fangį, *-jatō	*fangijō
genitive	*fangijas, *fangīs	*fangijaizǫ̂	*fangijaizōz	*fangijaizǫ̂	*fangijas, *fangīs	*fangijaizǫ̂
dative	*fangijammai	*fangijaimaz	*fangijaizōi	*fangijaimaz	*fangijammai	*fangijaimaz
instrumental	*fangijanō	*fangijaimiz	*fangijaizō	*fangijaimiz	*fangijanō	*fangijaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*fangijô	*fangijaniz	*fangijǭ	*fangijōniz	*fangijô	*fangijōnō
accusative	*fangijanų	*fangijanunz	*fangijōnų	*fangijōnunz	*fangijô	*fangijōnō
genitive	*fangīniz	*fangijanǫ̂	*fangijōniz	*fangijōnǫ̂	*fangīniz	*fangijanǫ̂
dative	*fangīni	*fangijammaz	*fangijōni	*fangijōmaz	*fangīni	*fangijammaz
instrumental	*fangīnē	*fangijammiz	*fangijōnē	*fangijōmiz	*fangīnē	*fangijammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fangī
  • ⇒ Old English: andfenge
  • Old Frisian: fensze, fendze
  • Old High German: *fengi
    • Middle High German: venge
• Old Norse: *fengr, bráðfengr, harðfengr
  • Icelandic: fáfengur, harðfengur
  • Old Swedish: fāfænger
    • Swedish: brådfäng, eldfäng, fåfäng
  • Middle Danish: fofæng
    • Danish: fåfængt

Noun

*fangiz m

1. a catch, taking, contact; booty

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *fangiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fangiz	*fangīz
vocative	*fangi	*fangīz
accusative	*fangį	*fanginz
genitive	*fangīz	*fangijǫ̂
dative	*fangī	*fangimaz
instrumental	*fangī	*fangimiz

Descendants

Note: In some of the daughter languages, this word may have conflated with the descendant of *fangą

• Proto-West Germanic: *fangi
  • Old English: feng, fang
    • Middle English: feng, fenge
  • Old Frisian: fang, feng, fong
    • Saterland Frisian: Fang, Fangst
  • Old Saxon: *fang (in anafang)
    • Middle Low German: vank
  • Old Dutch: *fang
    • Middle Dutch: vanc
      • Dutch: vang
  • Old High German: *fang (in sweizfang)
    • Middle High German: vanc
      • German: Fang
• Old Norse: fengr
  • Icelandic: fengur
  • Faroese: fongur