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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainawīgiją

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

From *ainaz (“one”) +‎ *wīgiją (“battle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.ˌwiː.ɣi.jɑ̃/

Noun

*ainawīgiją n[1]

  1. single combat

Inflection
neuter ja-stemDeclension of *ainawīgiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ainawīgiją *ainawīgijō
vocative *ainawīgiją *ainawīgijō
accusative *ainawīgiją *ainawīgijō
genitive *ainawīgijas, *ainawīgīs *ainawīgijǫ̂
dative *ainawīgijai *ainawīgijamaz
instrumental *ainawīgijō *ainawīgijamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: ānwīġ
  • Old High German: einwīgi n, einwīg m
    • Middle High German: einwīc
  • Old Norse: einvígi

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*aina-wīgjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 9
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