Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/warg

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 *wargaz.

Noun

*warg m

1. outlaw, criminal

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*warg
Genitive	*wargas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*warg	*wargō, *wargōs
Accusative	*warg	*wargā
Genitive	*wargas	*wargō
Dative	*wargē	*wargum
Instrumental	*wargu	*wargum

Derived terms

• *wargijan
• *wargini

Descendants

• Old English: wearg, warg, werg, wearh
  • Middle English: wari, weri
  • → Medieval Latin: wargus, vargus
    • → English: wargus
• Old Saxon: warg, warag
• Old Dutch: *warg
  • Middle Dutch: werch, warch
    • Dutch: warg
• Old High German: warg
  • Middle High German: warc