Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/agi

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *agaz.

Noun edit

*agi m[1]

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) fear
    Synonyms: *agisō, *angosti, *forhtu

Inflection edit

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *agi
Genitive *agī
Singular Plural
Nominative *agi *agī
Accusative *agi *agī
Genitive *agī *aggjō
Dative *agī *agim, *aggjum
Instrumental *agī *agim, *aggjum

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: eġe, æġe, eiġe
    • Middle English: eye, eie, eȝe, eȝȝe, eyȝe, eiȝe
      • English: ey (obsolete)

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237:PWGmc *agi