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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bruggjōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bruggju (“bridge”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*bruggjōn
- to build a bridge
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bruggjōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *bruggjōdā | |
| Infinitive | *bruggjōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *bruggjōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *bruggjōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bruggjōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bruggjō | *bruggjōdā |
| 2nd singular | *bruggjōs | *bruggjōdēs, *bruggjōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *bruggjōþ | *bruggjōdē, *bruggjōdā |
| 1st plural | *bruggjōm | *bruggjōdum |
| 2nd plural | *bruggjōþ | *bruggjōdud |
| 3rd plural | *bruggjōnþ | *bruggjōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bruggjō | *bruggjōdī |
| 2nd singular | *bruggjōs | *bruggjōdī |
| 3rd singular | *bruggjō | *bruggjōdī |
| 1st plural | *bruggjōm | *bruggjōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *bruggjōþ | *bruggjōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *bruggjōn | *bruggjōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bruggjō | |
| Plural | *bruggjōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bruggjōndī | *bruggjōd |
Derived terms
- *ubirbruggjōn, *obarbruggjōn
Descendants
- Old English: bryċġian
- Middle English: briggen
- English: bridge
- Middle English: briggen
- Old Saxon: *bruggon, *bruggion
- Middle Low German: brüggen
- Old Dutch: *bruggon
- Middle Dutch: bruggen
- Dutch: bruggen (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: bruggen
- Old High German: brukkōn
- Middle High German: brücken