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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/uʀgattjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *uzgatjaną. A causative formation to the strong verb *uzgetan (“to forget”).
Verb
*uʀgattjan
- to make forget, to cause to forget
- to comfort, console
- to compensate, indemnify
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *uʀgattjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *uʀgattā | |
| Infinitive | *uʀgattjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *uʀgattjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *uʀgattjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *uʀgattjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *uʀgattju | *uʀgattā |
| 2nd singular | *uʀgatisi | *uʀgattēs, *uʀgattōs |
| 3rd singular | *uʀgatiþi | *uʀgattē, *uʀgattā |
| 1st plural | *uʀgattjum | *uʀgattum |
| 2nd plural | *uʀgatiþ | *uʀgattud |
| 3rd plural | *uʀgattjanþ | *uʀgattun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *uʀgattjē | *uʀgattī |
| 2nd singular | *uʀgattjēs | *uʀgattī |
| 3rd singular | *uʀgattjē | *uʀgattī |
| 1st plural | *uʀgattjēm | *uʀgattīm |
| 2nd plural | *uʀgattjēþ | *uʀgattīd |
| 3rd plural | *uʀgattjēn | *uʀgattīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *uʀgati | |
| Plural | *uʀgatiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *uʀgattjandī | *uʀgatt |
Related terms
- *fragattjan
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *āgettian
- Middle Low German: ergetten
- Old High German: irgezzen
- Middle High German: ergetzen
- German: ergetzen, ergötzen
- Middle High German: ergetzen