Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīg

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 *wīgą.

Noun

*wīg m

1. battle

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wīg
Genitive	*wīgas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wīg	*wīgō, *wīgōs
Accusative	*wīg	*wīgā
Genitive	*wīgas	*wīgō
Dative	*wīgē	*wīgum
Instrumental	*wīgu	*wīgum

Derived terms

• *Hlūdawīg
• *Mārīwīg
• *wīgalīk
• *wīgamann

Descendants

• Old English: wīġ
  • Middle English: wiȝe, wi
• Old Frisian: wīg, wīch
  • North Frisian: wigh, wych
• Old Saxon: wīg
  • Middle Low German: wīch
• Old Dutch: wīg
  • Middle Dutch: wijch
    • Dutch: wijg (obsolete)
• Old High German: wīg
  • → Middle Low German: wīc