Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wangô

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 Proto-Indo-European *wenk-, *wek- (“to be bent or bowed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑŋ.ɡɔːː/

Noun

*wangô n

1. cheek; jaw

Inflection

neuter an-stemDeclension of *wangô (neuter an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wangô	*wangōnō
vocative	*wangô	*wangōnō
accusative	*wangô	*wangōnō
genitive	*wanginiz	*wanganǫ̂
dative	*wangini	*wangammaz
instrumental	*wanginē	*wangammiz

Related terms

• *wangārijaz (?)
• *wangaz
• *wangijaz
• *wangiją

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wangā
  • Old English: wange, wonge
    • Middle English: wange
      • English: wang
      • Scots: wang, wan
  • Old Frisian: *wange
    • West Frisian: wang
  • Old Saxon: wanga
    • Middle Low German: wange
      • Low German: Wang
  • Old Dutch: wanga
    • Middle Dutch: wange
      • Dutch: wang
  • Old High German: wanga
    • Middle High German: wange
      • German: Wange
  • ⇒ Lombardic: *wangja, *wankja
    • → Vulgar Latin: *guancia
      • Emilian: zgwanza
      • Italian: guancia, gargia
      • Lombard: zguandza, zguanza, zgwand
      • Neapolitan: gardza (Apulia)
      • Sicilian: gargia
      • Romagnol: guankia (Spoleto)
      • Venetian: zguandza, zguanza, zgwand
• Old Norse: vangi
  • Icelandic: vangi
  • Faroese: vangi
  • Norwegian: vange
• Gothic: *𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍉 (*waggō) (in 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (waggāreis))