Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sīgan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sīganą.

Verb[edit]

*sīgan

  1. to sink, to drop

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 1
Infinitive *sīgan
1st sg. past *saig
3rd pl. past *sigun
Past ptcple *sigan
Infinitive *sīgan
Genitive infin. *sīgannjas
Dative infin. *sīgannjē
Instrum. infin. *sīgannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sīgu *saig
2nd singular *sīgiʀi *sigī
3rd singular *sīgidi *saig
1st plural *sīgum *sigum
2nd plural *sīgid *sigud
3rd plural *sīgand *sigun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sīgē *sigī
2nd singular *sīgēs *sigī
3rd singular *sīgē *sigī
1st plural *sīgēm *sigīm
2nd plural *sīgēþ *sigīd
3rd plural *sīgēn *sigīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sīg
Plural *sīgid
Present Past
Participle *sīgandī *sigan

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: sīġan
  • Old Frisian: sīga
  • Old Saxon: sīgan
  • Old Dutch: *sīgan
  • Old High German: sīgan