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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fulkawīgą

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 *fulką (“folk”) +‎ *wīgą (“battle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɸul.kɑ.ˌwiː.ɣɑ̃/

Noun

*fulkawīgą n[1]

  1. warfare

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *fulkawīgą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fulkawīgą *fulkawīgō
vocative *fulkawīgą *fulkawīgō
accusative *fulkawīgą *fulkawīgō
genitive *fulkawīgas, *fulkawīgis *fulkawīgǫ̂
dative *fulkawīgai *fulkawīgamaz
instrumental *fulkawīgō *fulkawīgamiz

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: folwīch
  • Old Saxon: *folkwīg
    • Middle Low German: volkwîch, volkwîg
  • Old High German: folkwīg, folcwig
    • Middle High German: volcwīc
  • Old Norse: folkvíg, fólkvíg
    • Icelandic: fólkvíg

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fulka-wīgan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 118
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