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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīgamann-

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 *wīgą (“battle”) +‎ *mann- (“man”).

Noun

*wīgamann- m[1]

  1. warrior, champion

Inflection
consonant stemDeclension of *wīgamann- (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *wīgamann- *wīgamanniz
vocative *wīgamann *wīgamanniz
accusative *wīgamannų *wīgamannunz
genitive *wīgamanniz *wīgamannǫ̂
dative *wīgamanni *wīgamannumaz
instrumental *wīgamannē *wīgamannumiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *wīgamann
    • Old English: wīgmann
    • Old Saxon: wīgman
    • Old High German: wīgman
      • Middle High German: wīcman
  • Old Norse: vígmaðr
    • Icelandic: vígmaður

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīgamannz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 465
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