Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/staigijaną

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *stīganą (“to rise”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɑi.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*staigijaną

(West Germanic) to raise up, to elevate

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*staigijō	*staigijaų	—	*staigijai	?
2nd singular	*staigīsi	*staigijais	*staigī	*staigijasai	*staigijaisau
3rd singular	*staigīþi	*staigijai	*staigijaþau	*staigijaþai	*staigijaiþau
1st dual	*staigijōs	*staigijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*staigijaþiz	*staigijaiþiz	*staigijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*staigijamaz	*staigijaim	—	*staigijanþai	*staigijainþau
2nd plural	*staigīþ	*staigijaiþ	*staigīþ	*staigijanþai	*staigijainþau
3rd plural	*staigijanþi	*staigijain	*staigijanþau	*staigijanþai	*staigijainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*staigidǭ	*staigidēdį̄
2nd singular	*staigidēz	*staigidēdīz
3rd singular	*staigidē	*staigidēdī
1st dual	*staigidēdū	*staigidēdīw
2nd dual	*staigidēdudiz	*staigidēdīdiz
1st plural	*staigidēdum	*staigidēdīm
2nd plural	*staigidēdud	*staigidēdīd
3rd plural	*staigidēdun	*staigidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*staigijandz	*staigidaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *staigijan
- Old English: *stǣgan
  - ⇒ Old English: āstǣgan
- Old Dutch: *steigen
  - Middle Dutch: steigen
    - Dutch: steigen (Southern dialects)
- Old High German: *steigen
  - Middle High German: steigen