ON. -wega suf. “masculine name”

ON. -wega suf. “masculine name”

Reference ✧ Ety/WEG

Element In

• ON. Bronwega ✧ Ety/WEG
• ON. Phinwe ✧ EtyAC/WEG (Finwega)

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶wegō “man; warrior” ✧ Ety/WEG (-wego)
  • < ᴹ√WEG “(manly) vigour” ✧ Ety/ING; Ety/WEG

Derivatives

• > N. -we “masculine suffix” ✧ Ety/WEG
  • ⇒ 5 compounds

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶-wego > -wega

[wego] ? [wega]

✧ Ety/WEG