Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aigan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

*aigan

to possess, to own, to have

Inflection

*aih, *aiht, *aigun, *aihtā, *aigan

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Old English: āgan
- Middle English: aȝen, oȝen, owen
  - Scots: aw, awe
  - English: owe, ought
Old Frisian: āga, hāga
- North Frisian: age
Old Saxon: ēgan
- Middle Low German: êgen, eigen
  - German Low German: egen
Old Dutch: *ēgan
- Middle Dutch: eigen, êgen
Old High German: eigan
- Middle High German: eigen

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aiganaz.

Adjective

*aigan

own

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*aigan	*aiganu	*aigan
Accusative	*aigananā	*aiganā	*aigan
Genitive	*aiganas	*aiganeʀā	*aiganas
Dative	*aiganumē	*aiganeʀē	*aiganumē
Instrumental	*aiganu	*aiganeʀu	*aiganu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*aiganē	*aiganō	*aiganu
Accusative	*aiganā	*aiganā	*aiganu
Genitive	*aiganeʀō	*aiganeʀō	*aiganeʀō
Dative	aiganēm, aiganum	aiganēm, aiganum	aiganēm, aiganum
Instrumental	aiganēm, aiganum	aiganēm, aiganum	aiganēm, aiganum

Descendants

Old English: āgen
- Middle English: aȝen, oȝen, owen
  - Scots: ain, awne
  - English: own
    - Northumbrian: aan
Old Frisian: ēgen, ēin, āin
- Saterland Frisian: oain
- West Frisian: eigen
Old Saxon: ēgan
- Middle Low German: êgen
  - German Low German: egen
Old Dutch: egan
- Middle Dutch: êgen, eigen
  - Dutch: eigen
Old High German: eigan
- Middle High German: eigen
  - Central Franconian: eeje
  - German: eigen