Reconstruction:Old English/picga

This Old English 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.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *pycga

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *piggō.

    Alternatively, perhaps from earlier *pycga, from Proto-West Germanic *puggijō, diminutive of *puggō, a variant of *piggō.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpiɡ.ɡɑ/

    Noun

    *picga m

    1. a young pig; piglet

    Declension

    Weak:

    singular plural
    nominative *picga *picgan
    accusative *picgan *picgan
    genitive *picgan *picgena
    dative *picgan *picgum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: pigge, peg, pig, pige, pigh, pygge
      • English: pig (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: pig
      • Yola: piggès
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