Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wigi

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 *wigją.

Noun

*wigi n

1. horse

   Synonyms: *ehw, *hross, *marh, *parafred

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wigi
Genitive	*wiggjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wigi	*wiggju
Accusative	*wigi	*wiggju
Genitive	*wiggjas	*wiggjō
Dative	*wiggjē	*wiggjum
Instrumental	*wiggju	*wiggjum

Descendants

• Old English: wiċġ, wyċġ
  • Middle English: *wigge, wig
    • English: widge
• Old Frisian: wigge, widze, wedze
• Old Saxon: wiggi, wigg, wig
• Old Dutch: wiggi