Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stadigōn

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *stadigōną. Equivalent to *stadig (“firm”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*stadigōn

1. to stop, make stand still
2. to make firm
3. to confirm

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*stadigōn
1st sg. past	*stadigōdā
Infinitive	*stadigōn
Genitive infin.	*stadigōnijas
Dative infin.	*stadigōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*stadigōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*stadigō	*stadigōdā
2nd singular	*stadigōs	*stadigōdēs, *stadigōdōs
3rd singular	*stadigōþ	*stadigōdē, *stadigōdā
1st plural	*stadigōm	*stadigōdum
2nd plural	*stadigōþ	*stadigōdud
3rd plural	*stadigōnþ	*stadigōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*stadigō	*stadigōdī
2nd singular	*stadigōs	*stadigōdī
3rd singular	*stadigō	*stadigōdī
1st plural	*stadigōm	*stadigōdīm
2nd plural	*stadigōþ	*stadigōdīd
3rd plural	*stadigōn	*stadigōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*stadigō
Plural	*stadigōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*stadigōndī	*stadigōd

Descendants

• Old English: stediġian
• Old Frisian: *stedigia
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: bistedigia
• >? Old Saxon: *stadigōn, stedigōn (could be a descendant from *stādigōn instead)
  • Middle Low German: stādigen, stēdigen
• >? Old Dutch: *stadigon, *stedigon (could be a descendant from *stādigōn instead)
  • Middle Dutch: stādigen, stēdigen
    • Dutch: stadigen, stedigen (obsolete)