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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waggjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wagjaną.
Verb
*waggjan[1]
- to cause to move
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *waggjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wagidā | |
| Infinitive | *waggjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *waggjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *waggjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *waggjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waggju | *wagidā |
| 2nd singular | *wagisi | *wagidēs, *wagidōs |
| 3rd singular | *wagiþi | *wagidē, *wagidā |
| 1st plural | *waggjum | *wagidum |
| 2nd plural | *wagiþ | *wagidud |
| 3rd plural | *waggjanþ | *wagidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waggjē | *wagidī |
| 2nd singular | *waggjēs | *wagidī |
| 3rd singular | *waggjē | *wagidī |
| 1st plural | *waggjēm | *wagidīm |
| 2nd plural | *waggjēþ | *wagidīd |
| 3rd plural | *waggjēn | *wagidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wagi | |
| Plural | *wagiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *waggjandī | *wagid |
Descendants
- Old English: weċġan
- English: wedge
- Old Saxon: weggian
- Old High German: weggen
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 271: “PWGmc *wagidē”