Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/handugį̄

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

From *handugaz (“handy”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑn.du.ɣĩː/

Noun

*handugį̄ f

1. sharpness, dexterity

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *handugį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*handugį̄	*handugīniz
vocative	*handugį̄	*handugīniz
accusative	*handugīnų	*handugīnunz
genitive	*handugīniz	*handugīnǫ̂
dative	*handugīni	*handugīmaz
instrumental	*handugīnē	*handugīmiz

Descendants

• Old High German: hantagī, hantigī (“sharpness, strictness, torture”)
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹 (handugei, “wisdom”)