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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiginēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aigināną. Equivalent to *aigan + *-ēn.
Verb
*aiginēn
- to appropriate, take possession
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *aiginēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *aigin?dā | |
| Infinitive | *aiginēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *aiginēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *aiginēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *aiginēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *aiginē | *aigin?dā |
| 2nd singular | *aiginēs | *aigin?dēs, *aigin?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *aiginēþ | *aigin?dē, *aigin?dā |
| 1st plural | *aiginēm | *aigin?dum |
| 2nd plural | *aiginēþ | *aigin?dud |
| 3rd plural | *aiginēnþ | *aigin?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *aiginē | *aigin?dī |
| 2nd singular | *aiginēs | *aigin?dī |
| 3rd singular | *aiginē | *aigin?dī |
| 1st plural | *aiginēm | *aigin?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *aiginēþ | *aigin?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *aiginēn | *aigin?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *aiginē | |
| Plural | *aiginēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *aiginēndī | *aigin?d |
Descendants
- Old English: āgnian
- Middle English: ownen
- English: own
- Middle English: ownen
- Old Saxon: *ēginon
- Middle Low German: ēgenen
- Old High German: eigenēn