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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaginijan

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 *gaginjaną. Equivalent to *gagin (towards, against) + *-jan.

Verb

*gaginijan

  1. to go against
  2. to meet, to encounter

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *gaginijan
1st sg. past *gaginidā
Infinitive *gaginijan
Genitive infin. *gaginijannjas
Dative infin. *gaginijannjē
Instrum. infin. *gaginijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gaginiju *gaginidā
2nd singular *gaginisi *gaginidēs, *gaginidōs
3rd singular *gaginiþi *gaginidē, *gaginidā
1st plural *gaginijum *gaginidum
2nd plural *gaginiþ *gaginidud
3rd plural *gaginijanþ *gaginidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gaginijē *gaginidī
2nd singular *gaginijēs *gaginidī
3rd singular *gaginijē *gaginidī
1st plural *gaginijēm *gaginidīm
2nd plural *gaginijēþ *gaginidīd
3rd plural *gaginijēn *gaginidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gagini
Plural *gaginiþ
Present Past
Participle *gaginijandī *gaginid

Descendants

  • Old English: ġieġnan, ġīnan, ġȳnan
  • Old Saxon: geginian
    • Middle Low German: gēgenen
      • Middle Low German: begēgenen, bejēgenen
      • German Low German: begegen
  • Old Dutch: *jegenen, *gegenen
  • Old High German: geginen
    • Middle High German: gegenen
    • Old High German: bigaganen
      • Middle High German: begegenen
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