Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laggjan
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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 *lagjaną.
Verb edit
*laggjan[1]
Inflection edit
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *laggjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *lagidā | |
| Infinitive | *laggjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *laggjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *laggjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *laggjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *laggju | *lagidā |
| 2nd singular | *lagisi | *lagidēs, *lagidōs |
| 3rd singular | *lagiþi | *lagidē, *lagidā |
| 1st plural | *laggjum | *lagidum |
| 2nd plural | *lagiþ | *lagidud |
| 3rd plural | *laggjanþ | *lagidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *laggjē | *lagidī |
| 2nd singular | *laggjēs | *lagidī |
| 3rd singular | *laggjē | *lagidī |
| 1st plural | *laggjēm | *lagidīm |
| 2nd plural | *laggjēþ | *lagidīd |
| 3rd plural | *laggjēn | *lagidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *lagi | |
| Plural | *lagiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *laggjandī | *lagid |
Descendants edit
- Old English: leċġan
- Old Frisian: ledza, lega, leia, lidza
- Old Saxon: leggian
- Old Dutch: leggen
- Old High German: legen, leggen
- → Old French: laiier (see there for further descendants)
- → Old Occitan: laihar, laiar
- → Old Italian: lagare
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51: “PWGmc *[lagʲgʲan]”