Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiganą

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

Originally a zero-grade present, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to fight”). Related to Latin vincō (“to conquer”), Old Irish fichid (“to fight”). Likely related to English weaken (“make yield”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wiganą

1. to fight, to battle

Inflection

The present tense forms have the zero grade vowel -i- rather than -ī-.

Conjugation of *wiganą (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wigō	*wigaų	—	*wigai	?
2nd singular	*wigizi	*wigaiz	*wig	*wigazai	*wigaizau
3rd singular	*wigidi	*wigai	*wigadau	*wigadai	*wigaidau
1st dual	*wigōz	*wigaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wigadiz	*wigaidiz	*wigadiz	—	—
1st plural	*wigamaz	*wigaim	—	*wigandai	*wigaindau
2nd plural	*wigid	*wigaid	*wigid	*wigandai	*wigaindau
3rd plural	*wigandi	*wigain	*wigandau	*wigandai	*wigaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*waih	*wigį̄
2nd singular	*waiht	*wigīz
3rd singular	*waih	*wigī
1st dual	*wigū	*wigīw
2nd dual	*wigudiz	*wigīdiz
1st plural	*wigum	*wigīm
2nd plural	*wigud	*wigīd
3rd plural	*wigun	*wigīn
	present	past
participles	*wigandz	*wiganaz

Derived terms

• *waigraz
  • Proto-West Germanic: *waigr
• *wīgą
• *wīgaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wīgan
  • Old English: wīgan
  • Old Dutch: *wigan
    • Middle Dutch: wigen
      • Dutch: wijgen
  • Old High German: wīgan
• Old Norse: viga, vega
  • Icelandic: vega
  • Old Swedish: vægha
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (weihan), 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍉 (andwaihandō) (< continuing the original present stem)