< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sāan
 | 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-Germanic *sēaną.
Verb
*sāan
- to sow
Inflection
| Strong class 7d | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *sāan | |
| 1st sg. past | *sē | |
| 3rd pl. past | *sēun | |
| Past ptcple | *sāan | |
| Infinitive | *sāan | |
| Genitive infin. | *sāannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *sāannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *sāannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *sāu | *sē |
| 2nd singular | *sāiʀi | *sēī |
| 3rd singular | *sāidi | *sē |
| 1st plural | *sāum | *sēum |
| 2nd plural | *sāid | *sēud |
| 3rd plural | *sāand | *sēun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *sāē | *sēī |
| 2nd singular | *sāēs | *sēī |
| 3rd singular | *sāē | *sēī |
| 1st plural | *sāēm | *sēīm |
| 2nd plural | *sāēþ | *sēīd |
| 3rd plural | *sāēn | *sēīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *sā | |
| Plural | *sāid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *sāandī | *sāan |
Descendants
- Old English: sāwan
- Scots: saw
- Middle English: sowen
- English: sow
- Old Saxon: sāian
- Old Dutch: *sāien
- Middle Dutch: sâyen
- Dutch: zaaien
- Afrikaans: saai
- Dutch: zaaien
- Middle Dutch: sâyen
- Old High German: sāwen, sāen
- German: säen
- Luxembourgish: séien