Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/segōn

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 *segu (“saw”) +‎ *-ōn

Verb

*segōn

1. to saw, cut

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*segōn
1st sg. past	*segōdā
Infinitive	*segōn
Genitive infin.	*segōnijas
Dative infin.	*segōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*segōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*segō	*segōdā
2nd singular	*segōs	*segōdēs, *segōdōs
3rd singular	*segōþ	*segōdē, *segōdā
1st plural	*segōm	*segōdum
2nd plural	*segōþ	*segōdud
3rd plural	*segōnþ	*segōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*segō	*segōdī
2nd singular	*segōs	*segōdī
3rd singular	*segō	*segōdī
1st plural	*segōm	*segōdīm
2nd plural	*segōþ	*segōdīd
3rd plural	*segōn	*segōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*segō
Plural	*segōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*segōndī	*segōd

Related terms

• *sagōn

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *segia
  • West Frisian: seagje, seegje
• Old Dutch: *segon
  • Middle Dutch: *segen
    • Limburgish: zegen, ziegen
• Old High German: segōn
  • Middle High German: segen
    • German: sägen (likely merged with the descendant of *sagōn)