Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gangaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“to stride, step”). Synchronically analyzable as a nominal formation from *ganganą (“to go, walk”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑŋ.ɡɑz/

    Noun

    *gangaz m[1]

    1. pace, step, gait
    2. walk
    3. way, course

    Inflection

    Declension of *gangaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *gangaz *gangōz, *gangōs
    vocative *gang *gangōz, *gangōs
    accusative *gangą *ganganz
    genitive *gangas, *gangis *gangǫ̂
    dative *gangai *gangamaz
    instrumental *gangō *gangamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*ʒanʒaz I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 125
    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.