Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/agaz

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

Alternative forms

• *agiz, *agô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂égʰos, from *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.ɣɑz/

Noun

*agaz n

1. fear; dread

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *agaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*agaz	*agizō
vocative	*agaz	*agizō
accusative	*agaz	*agizō
genitive	*agiziz	*agizǫ̂
dative	*agizi	*agizumaz
instrumental	*agizē	*agizumiz

Related terms

• *aganą
• *ōgijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *agi m
  • Old English: eġe, æġe, eiġe
    • Middle English: eye, eie, eȝe, eȝȝe, eyȝe, eiȝe
      • English: ey (obsolete)
• Old Norse: agi
  • Icelandic: agi
  • Faroese: agi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: age, aga, agje, ågå
  • Norwegian Bokmål: age
  • Old Swedish: aghi
    • Swedish: aga (from oblique case; pl. agor)
  • Danish: ave
  • → Middle English: awe, age, aghe, aȝe, ahe, au, aue, aw
    • English: awe
    • Scots: awe, aw
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (agis)
• Vandalic: *agiz