Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wagi

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wagjaz.

Noun

*wagi m

wedge

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wagi
Genitive	*waggjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wagi	waggjō, waggjōs
Accusative	*wagi	*waggjā
Genitive	*waggjas	*waggjō
Dative	*waggjē	*waggjum
Instrumental	*waggju	*waggjum

Alternative reconstructions

*waggi

Descendants

Old English: weċġ
- Middle English: wegge
  - English: wedge
  - Scots: weg, wegge, wadge, waige
Old Frisian: *wegge, *wigge
- West Frisian: wigge
Old Saxon: weggi
- Middle Low German: wegge
Old Dutch: *weggi
- Middle Dutch: wegghe, wigghe
  - Dutch: weg, wegge, wig
    - Afrikaans: wig
Old High German: weggi, wekki, wecki
- Middle High German: wegge, wecke
  - German: Wecke, Wecken, Weck
  - Hunsrik: Weck
  - Pennsylvania German: Weck