vængr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēingaz, *wēingô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (to blow), thus related to vindr.

Noun

vængr m (genitive vængjar or vængs, plural vængir)

  1. wing

Declension

Descendants

From *wēingaz through *-ēi- > *-āi- > vængr:

  • Icelandic: vængur
  • Faroese: vongur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veng, vengje
  • Westrobothnian: vaingj
  • Elfdalian: waingg
  • Gutnish: vängg

From *wēingô through *-ēi- > *-ē₂- > *víngi:

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