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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

  1. 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
  • Old Dutch: *ēgan
  • Old High German: eigan
    • Middle High German: eigen

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aiganaz.

Verb

*aigan

  1. past participle of *aigan (to own)

Adjective

*aigan

  1. 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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