Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/staigrijan

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

Possibly derived from *staigijan (“to raise”) + -r- frequentative suffix. However the weak class 1 inflection is unexpected as frequentives are normally class 2 verbs. Otherwise possibly from *staigr (“steep”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*staigrijan

  1. to rise up
  2. to raise, to rear

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *staigrijan
1st sg. past *staigridā
Infinitive *staigrijan
Genitive infin. *staigrijannjas
Dative infin. *staigrijannjē
Instrum. infin. *staigrijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *staigriju *staigridā
2nd singular *staigrisi *staigridēs, *staigridōs
3rd singular *staigriþi *staigridē, *staigridā
1st plural *staigrijum *staigridum
2nd plural *staigriþ *staigridud
3rd plural *staigrijanþ *staigridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *staigrijē *staigridī
2nd singular *staigrijēs *staigridī
3rd singular *staigrijē *staigridī
1st plural *staigrijēm *staigridīm
2nd plural *staigrijēþ *staigridīd
3rd plural *staigrijēn *staigridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *staigri
Plural *staigriþ
Present Past
Participle *staigrijandī *staigrid

Descendants

  • Old English: *stǣġran
    • Middle English: steiren, stairen
  • Old Saxon: *stēgrian
    • Middle Low German: stēgeren, steigeren, steieren
  • Old Dutch: steigeren
  • Old High German: stegeren (the short vowel e is unexpected)
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