Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gastīgan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gastīganą. Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *stīgan.

Verb[edit]

*gastīgan[1]

  1. to climb onto/into

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 1
Infinitive *gastīgan
1st sg. past *gastaig
3rd pl. past *gastigun
Past ptcple *gastigan
Infinitive *gastīgan
Genitive infin. *gastīgannjas
Dative infin. *gastīgannjē
Instrum. infin. *gastīgannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gastīgu *gastaig
2nd singular *gastīgiʀi *gastigī
3rd singular *gastīgidi *gastaig
1st plural *gastīgum *gastigum
2nd plural *gastīgid *gastigud
3rd plural *gastīgand *gastigun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gastīgē *gastigī
2nd singular *gastīgēs *gastigī
3rd singular *gastīgē *gastigī
1st plural *gastīgēm *gastigīm
2nd plural *gastīgēþ *gastigīd
3rd plural *gastīgēn *gastigīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gastīg
Plural *gastīgid
Present Past
Participle *gastīgandī *gastigan

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ġestīgan
  • Old Saxon: gistīgan
  • Old Dutch: gistīgan
  • Old High German: gistīgan

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 335:PWGmc *gastīgan