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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wainagaz

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 *wainōną + *-gaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑi̯.nɑ.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*wainagaz

  1. woeful, sad
  2. pathetic, pitiable

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wainag
    • Old Saxon: *weinag, *wēnag
      • Middle Low German: wēnich, weinich
        • German Low German: wennig, wenig, wäinig, wänig
        • Plautdietsch: weinich
        • West Frisian: weinich
    • Old Dutch: *weinag, *wēnag
    • Old High German: wēnag
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 (wainahs)
  • Proto-Finnic: *vainaga (see there for further descendants)
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