Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sangijan

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

From Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”).

Verb

*sangijan

to burn, torch

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*sangijan
1st sg. past	*sangidā
Infinitive	*sangijan
Genitive infin.	*sangijannjas
Dative infin.	*sangijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*sangijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*sangiju	*sangidā
2nd singular	*sangisi	sangidēs, sangidōs
3rd singular	*sangiþi	sangidē, sangidā
1st plural	*sangijum	*sangidum
2nd plural	*sangiþ	*sangidud
3rd plural	*sangijanþ	*sangidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*sangijē	*sangidī
2nd singular	*sangijēs	*sangidī
3rd singular	*sangijē	*sangidī
1st plural	*sangijēm	*sangidīm
2nd plural	*sangijēþ	*sangidīd
3rd plural	*sangijēn	*sangidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*sangi
Plural	*sangiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*sangijandī	*sangid

Descendants

Old English: senġan, senċġan, sænċġan
- Middle English: sengen
  - English: singe
  - Scots: sing
Old Frisian: sanga, senga, sandza, sendza
- Saterland Frisian: soange
- West Frisian: singe, sinzgje, sinzje
Old Saxon: *sengian
- Middle Low German: sengen
  - German Low German: sengen
Old Dutch: *sengen
- Middle Dutch: sengen
  - Dutch: zengen
Old High German: sengēn
- Middle High German: sengen
  - German: sengen