Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hagōn

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 *hagōną.

Verb

*hagōn

1. to make possible
2. to comfort, please

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*hagōn
1st sg. past	*hagōdā
Infinitive	*hagōn
Genitive infin.	*hagōnijas
Dative infin.	*hagōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*hagōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*hagō	*hagōdā
2nd singular	*hagōs	*hagōdēs, *hagōdōs
3rd singular	*hagōþ	*hagōdē, *hagōdā
1st plural	*hagōm	*hagōdum
2nd plural	*hagōþ	*hagōdud
3rd plural	*hagōnþ	*hagōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*hagō	*hagōdī
2nd singular	*hagōs	*hagōdī
3rd singular	*hagō	*hagōdī
1st plural	*hagōm	*hagōdīm
2nd plural	*hagōþ	*hagōdīd
3rd plural	*hagōn	*hagōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*hagō
Plural	*hagōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*hagōndī	*hagōd

Derived terms

• *bihagōn

Descendants

• Old English: *hagian
  • ⇒ Old English: ġehaġian (“to be possible, convenient”)
  • ⇒ Old English: onhaġian, anhaġian (“to be within one's ablity or convenience”)
  • ⇒ Middle English: bihaȝen
• Old Frisian: hagia
  • Saterland Frisian: hagia
  • West Frisian: haagje
• Old Saxon: *hagon
  • Middle Low German: hāgen
• Old Dutch: *hagon
  • Middle Dutch: hāgen
    • Dutch: hagen (obsolete)
• Old High German: *hagon
  • Middle High German: hagen