Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/agi

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 *agaz.

Noun

*agi m[1]

  1. (Anglo-Frisian) fear
    Synonyms: *agisō, *angosti, *forhtu

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *agi
Genitive *agī
Singular Plural
Nominative *agi *agī
Accusative *agi *agī
Genitive *agī *aggjō
Dative *agī *agim, *aggjum
Instrumental *agī *agim, *aggjum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: eġe, æġe, eiġe
    • Middle English: eye, eȝe, eie, eiȝe, eyȝe, eȝȝe (Ormulum)
      • English: ey (obsolete)
  • Old High German: egī, aigi
    • ⇒ Old High German: egibāri
    • ⇒ Old High German: egibāro
    • ⇒ Old High German: egilīh
    • ⇒ Old High German: egitior

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014), The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237: “PWGmc *agi”
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