Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēragangijô

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 *wēraz (“true”) +‎ *gangijô (“goer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌwɛːrɑˈɣɑŋ.ɡi.jɔːː/

Noun

*wēragangijô m

1. foreigner (wanting protection)

Inflection

Declension of *wēragangijô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wēragangijô	*wēragangijaniz
Vocative	*wēragangijô	*wēragangijaniz
Accusative	*wēragangijanų	*wēragangijanunz
Genitive	*wēragangīniz	*wēragangijanǫ̂
Dative	*wēragangīni	*wēragangijammaz
Instrumental	*wēragangīnē	*wēragangijammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wāragangijō
  • Old English: wǣrgenġa, wērgenġa
  • Lombardic: waregango
    • → Medieval Latin: guaregangus, wargengus, warengangus
      • Italian: guargango
• Old Norse: væringi, væringr
  • → Medieval Latin: Varingus, Waringus
    • → Ancient Greek: Βάραγγος (Bárangos), Φάργανος (Phárganos)
      • Greek: Βάραγγος (Várangos)
      • → Old Church Slavonic: варѧгъ (varęgŭ)
        • → Old East Slavic: варѧгъ (varęgŭ) (learned)
          • Old Ruthenian: варѧ́гъ (varjáh), вара́гъ (varáh)
            • Belarusian: вара́г (varáh)
            • Carpathian Rusyn: Варя́г (Varjáh)
            • Ukrainian: варя́г (varjáh)
          • Russian: варя́г (varjág) (see there for further descendants)
      • → English: Varangian (learned)
  • → Icelandic: væringi (learned)
  • → Faroese: væringi (learned)
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: væring (learned)
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: væring (learned)
  • → Swedish: väring (learned)
  • → Danish: væring (learned)