Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaigijan

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *gaigijaną.

Verb

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*gaigijan

  1. to move back and forth, to swing
  2. to take a wrong direction, to transgress

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *gaigijan
1st sg. past *gaigidā
Infinitive *gaigijan
Genitive infin. *gaigijannjas
Dative infin. *gaigijannjē
Instrum. infin. *gaigijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gaigiju *gaigidā
2nd singular *gaigisi *gaigidēs, *gaigidōs
3rd singular *gaigiþi *gaigidē, *gaigidā
1st plural *gaigijum *gaigidum
2nd plural *gaigiþ *gaigidud
3rd plural *gaigijanþ *gaigidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gaigijē *gaigidī
2nd singular *gaigijēs *gaigidī
3rd singular *gaigijē *gaigidī
1st plural *gaigijēm *gaigidīm
2nd plural *gaigijēþ *gaigidīd
3rd plural *gaigijēn *gaigidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gaigi
Plural *gaigiþ
Present Past
Participle *gaigijandī *gaigid

Descendants

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  • Old English: *gǣġan
  • Old Frisian: gēia
  • Old High German: *geigen
    • Middle High German: *geigen
      • German: geigen (to move around, move back and forth) (dialectal; possibly from *gīgāną instead)