Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wagjaną

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

By surface analysis, an iterative-intensive formation from *weganą +‎ *-janą. The verb may also derive from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰéyeti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑɣ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wagjaną

1. to move around, to shake
2. to agitate, to stir up

Inflection

Conjugation of *wagjaną (weak class 1)

	active voice				passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wagjō	*wagjaų	—		*wagjai	?
2nd singular	*wagisi	*wagjais	*wagi		*wagjasai	*wagjaisau
3rd singular	*wagiþi	*wagjai	*wagjaþau		*wagjaþai	*wagjaiþau
1st dual	*wagjōs	*wagjaiw	—		—	—
2nd dual	*wagjaþiz	*wagjaiþiz	*wagjaþiz		—	—
1st plural	*wagjamaz	*wagjaim	—		*wagjanþai	*wagjainþau
2nd plural	*wagiþ	*wagjaiþ	*wagiþ		*wagjanþai	*wagjainþau
3rd plural	*wagjanþi	*wagjain	*wagjanþau		*wagjanþai	*wagjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wagidǭ	*wagidēdį̄
2nd singular	*wagidēz	*wagidēdīz
3rd singular	*wagidē	*wagidēdī
1st dual	*wagidēdū	*wagidēdīw
2nd dual	*wagidēdudiz	*wagidēdīdiz
1st plural	*wagidēdum	*wagidēdīm
2nd plural	*wagidēdud	*wagidēdīd
3rd plural	*wagidēdun	*wagidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*wagjandz	*wagidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *waggjan
  • Old English: weċġan
    • Middle English: weggen
      • English: wedge
  • Old Saxon: weggian
    • Middle Low German: weggen
  • Old Dutch: *weggen
    • Middle Dutch: weggen
  • Old High German: weggen
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wagjan)