Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēgijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *weganą (“to move”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wēgijaną[1]

  1. to cause to move
  2. to give way, to yield

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wēgijō *wēgijaų — *wēgijai ?
2nd singular *wēgīsi *wēgijais *wēgī *wēgijasai *wēgijaisau
3rd singular *wēgīþi *wēgijai *wēgijaþau *wēgijaþai *wēgijaiþau
1st dual *wēgijōs *wēgijaiw — — —
2nd dual *wēgijaþiz *wēgijaiþiz *wēgijaþiz — —
1st plural *wēgijamaz *wēgijaim — *wēgijanþai *wēgijainþau
2nd plural *wēgīþ *wēgijaiþ *wēgīþ *wēgijanþai *wēgijainþau
3rd plural *wēgijanþi *wēgijain *wēgijanþau *wēgijanþai *wēgijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wēgidǭ *wēgidēdį̄
2nd singular *wēgidēz *wēgidēdīz
3rd singular *wēgidē *wēgidēdī
1st dual *wēgidēdū *wēgidēdīw
2nd dual *wēgidēdudiz *wēgidēdīdiz
1st plural *wēgidēdum *wēgidēdīm
2nd plural *wēgidēdud *wēgidēdīd
3rd plural *wēgidēdun *wēgidēdīn
present past
participles *wēgijandz *wēgidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wēgijan
  • Old Norse: vægja
    • Icelandic: vægja

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wēʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 460
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