Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aigan

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

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

    Verb

    *aigan

    2. to possess, to own, to have
    Inflection

    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

    Strong class 5
    Infinitive aigan
    1st sg. past aihtā
    3rd pl. past aihtun
    Past ptcple aigan
    Infinitive aigan
    Genitive infin. aigannjas
    Dative infin. aigannjē
    Instrum. infin. aigannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular aih aihtā
    2nd singular aiht aihtēs
    3rd singular aih aihtē
    1st plural aigum aihtum
    2nd plural aigud aihtud
    3rd plural aigun aihtun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular aigī aihtī
    2nd singular aigī aihtī
    3rd singular aigī aihtī
    1st plural aigīm aihtīm
    2nd plural aigīd aihtīd
    3rd plural aigīn aihtīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular —
    Plural —
    Present Past
    Participle aigandī aigan
    Descendants
    • Old English: āgan
      • Middle English: owen, ouen, own, owe, awen, aȝen
        • English: owe (present tense), ought (past tense), own (past participle)
        • Scots: aw, awe
    • Old Frisian: āga, hāga
      • North Frisian: age
    • Old Saxon: ēgan, eigan
    • Old Dutch: *ēgan
      • Middle Dutch: eigen, êgen
        • Dutch: eigen (see there for further descendants)
    • Old High German: eigan

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Germanic *aiganaz.

    Verb

    *aigan

    1. past participle of *aigan (“to own”)

    Adjective

    *aigan

    2. own
    Inflection
    a-stem
    Singular Masculine
    Nominative *aigan
    Genitive *aiganas
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative *aigan *aiganu *aigan
    Accusative *aigananā *aiganā *aigan
    Genitive *aiganas *aiganeʀā *aiganas
    Dative *aiganumē *aiganeʀē *aiganumē
    Instrumental *aiganu *aiganeʀu *aiganu
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative *aiganē *aiganō *aiganu
    Accusative *aiganā *aiganā *aiganu
    Genitive *aiganeʀō *aiganeʀō *aiganeʀō
    Dative *aiganēm, *aiganum *aiganēm, *aiganum *aiganēm, *aiganum
    Instrumental *aiganēm, *aiganum *aiganēm, *aiganum *aiganēm, *aiganum
    Derived terms
    Descendants
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