Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hīgōn

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

From Proto-Germanic *hīgōną.

Verb

*hīgōn

  1. to breathe (heavily), pant, snort, wheeze
  2. (Anglo-Frisian) to move quickly, hasten

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *hīgōn
1st sg. past *hīgōdā
Infinitive *hīgōn
Genitive infin. *hīgōnijas
Dative infin. *hīgōnijē
Instrum. infin. *hīgōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hīgō *hīgōdā
2nd singular *hīgōs *hīgōdēs, *hīgōdōs
3rd singular *hīgōþ *hīgōdē, *hīgōdā
1st plural *hīgōm *hīgōdum
2nd plural *hīgōþ *hīgōdud
3rd plural *hīgōnþ *hīgōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hīgō *hīgōdī
2nd singular *hīgōs *hīgōdī
3rd singular *hīgō *hīgōdī
1st plural *hīgōm *hīgōdīm
2nd plural *hīgōþ *hīgōdīd
3rd plural *hīgōn *hīgōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hīgō
Plural *hīgōþ
Present Past
Participle *hīgōndī *hīgōd

Descendants

  • Old English: hīgian (“to hasten, hurry”, < *hīgōjan)
    • Middle English: hyen
      • English: hie
      • Scots: hie
  • Old Saxon: *hīgōn
    • Middle Low German: hîgen, hîchen; (hêgen, heigen)
      • Low German: higen
  • Old Dutch: *hīgon
  • Old High German: *hīgōn (?)
    • ⇒? Middle High German: hecheln, hacheln (“to copulate”) (probably of different origin)
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