*wigją

Runic: ᚹᛁᚷᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwiɣ.jɑ̃/

noun · neuter · ja-stem

Meanings

horse

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (‘to carry, move, transport’) + *-ją, literally, “a ride”.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.wigjąwigjō
Acc.wigjąwigjō
Gen.wigjas, wigiswigjǫ̂
Dat.wigjaiwigjamaz
Inst.wigjōwigjamiz
Voc.wigjąwigjō

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Descendants

  • *wigi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wiggi (Old Dutch)
    • wigge, widze, wedze (Old Frisian)
    • wiggi, wigg, wig (Old Saxon)
  • *wigi (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wiċġ, wyċġ (Old English)
      • *wigge, wig (Middle English)
        • widge (English)
  • vigg (Old Norse)
    • vigg, viggur (Icelandic)

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