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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wainag

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 *wainagaz (woeful, lamentable). Equivalent to *wainōn (to weep, lament) + *-g.

Adjective

*wainag

  1. lamentable, paltry

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *wainag
Genitive *wainagas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wainag *wainagu *wainag
Accusative *wainaganā *wainagā *wainag
Genitive *wainagas *wainageʀā *wainagas
Dative *wainagumē *wainageʀē *wainagumē
Instrumental *wainagu *wainageʀu *wainagu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wainagē *wainagō *wainagu
Accusative *wainagā *wainagā *wainagu
Genitive *wainageʀō *wainageʀō *wainageʀō
Dative *wainagēm, *wainagum *wainagēm, *wainagum *wainagēm, *wainagum
Instrumental *wainagēm, *wainagum *wainagēm, *wainagum *wainagēm, *wainagum

Descendants

  • 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
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