Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waigijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Uncertain, possibly originally a causative verb derived from the ancestor of *wīgan (“to fight, battle”).

Verb

*waigijan

  1. to torment
  2. to vex

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *waigijan
1st sg. past *waigidā
Infinitive *waigijan
Genitive infin. *waigijannjas
Dative infin. *waigijannjē
Instrum. infin. *waigijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *waigiju *waigidā
2nd singular *waigisi *waigidēs, *waigidōs
3rd singular *waigiþi *waigidē, *waigidā
1st plural *waigijum *waigidum
2nd plural *waigiþ *waigidud
3rd plural *waigijanþ *waigidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *waigijē *waigidī
2nd singular *waigijēs *waigidī
3rd singular *waigijē *waigidī
1st plural *waigijēm *waigidīm
2nd plural *waigijēþ *waigidīd
3rd plural *waigijēn *waigidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *waigi
Plural *waigiþ
Present Past
Participle *waigijandī *waigid

Descendants

  • Old Dutch: weigen
  • Old English: wǣġan
  • Old High German: weigen
  • Old Saxon: wēgian
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