< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaigijan
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gaigijaną.
Verb
*gaigijan
- to move back and forth, to swing
- to take a wrong direction, to transgress
Inflection
Class 1 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *gaigijan | |
1st sg. past | *gaigidā | |
Infinitive | *gaigijan | |
Genitive infin. | *gaigijannjas | |
Dative infin. | *gaigijannjē | |
Instrum. infin. | *gaigijannju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *gaigiju | *gaigidā |
2nd singular | *gaigisi | *gaigidēs, *gaigidōs |
3rd singular | *gaigiþi | *gaigidē, *gaigidā |
1st plural | *gaigijum | *gaigidum |
2nd plural | *gaigiþ | *gaigidud |
3rd plural | *gaigijanþ | *gaigidun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *gaigijē | *gaigidī |
2nd singular | *gaigijēs | *gaigidī |
3rd singular | *gaigijē | *gaigidī |
1st plural | *gaigijēm | *gaigidīm |
2nd plural | *gaigijēþ | *gaigidīd |
3rd plural | *gaigijēn | *gaigidīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *gaigi | |
Plural | *gaigiþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *gaigijandī | *gaigid |
Descendants
- Old English: *gǣgan
- ⇒ Old English: forgǣgan
- ⇒ Old English: ofergǣgan
- >? English: geg
- Old Frisian: gēia
- Old High German: *geigen
- Middle High German: *geigen
- German: geigen (possibly from *gīgāną instead)
- Middle High German: *geigen