Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sagōn

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *sagōną. Equivalent to *sagu (“saw”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*sagōn

1. to saw, cut

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*sagōn
1st sg. past	*sagōdā
Infinitive	*sagōn
Genitive infin.	*sagōnijas
Dative infin.	*sagōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*sagōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*sagō	*sagōdā
2nd singular	*sagōs	*sagōdēs, *sagōdōs
3rd singular	*sagōþ	*sagōdē, *sagōdā
1st plural	*sagōm	*sagōdum
2nd plural	*sagōþ	*sagōdud
3rd plural	*sagōnþ	*sagōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*sagō	*sagōdī
2nd singular	*sagōs	*sagōdī
3rd singular	*sagō	*sagōdī
1st plural	*sagōm	*sagōdīm
2nd plural	*sagōþ	*sagōdīd
3rd plural	*sagōn	*sagōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*sagō
Plural	*sagōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*sagōndī	*sagōd

Related terms

• *segōn

Descendants

• Old English: *sagian
  • Middle English: sagen, sawen
    • English: saw
    • Scots: saw
• Old Frisian: sagia (implied by holtsagia)
  • Saterland Frisian: soagje
  • West Frisian: saagje, seagje, seegje
• Old Saxon: *sagōn
  • Middle Low German: sāgen
    • German Low German: sagen
• Old Dutch: *sagon
  • Middle Dutch: sāgen
    • Dutch: zagen
• Old High German: sagōn
  • Middle High German: sagen
    • German: sägen (likely merged with the descendant of *segōn)

Etymology 2

From *sagā (“story”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*sagōn

1. to give an account, say, tell

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*sagōn
1st sg. past	*sagōdā
Infinitive	*sagōn
Genitive infin.	*sagōnijas
Dative infin.	*sagōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*sagōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*sagō	*sagōdā
2nd singular	*sagōs	*sagōdēs, *sagōdōs
3rd singular	*sagōþ	*sagōdē, *sagōdā
1st plural	*sagōm	*sagōdum
2nd plural	*sagōþ	*sagōdud
3rd plural	*sagōnþ	*sagōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*sagō	*sagōdī
2nd singular	*sagōs	*sagōdī
3rd singular	*sagō	*sagōdī
1st plural	*sagōm	*sagōdīm
2nd plural	*sagōþ	*sagōdīd
3rd plural	*sagōn	*sagōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*sagō
Plural	*sagōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*sagōndī	*sagōd

Descendants

• Old English: sagian
  • Middle English: sawen, sauen
• Old Saxon: *sagōn
  • Middle Low German: sāgen
• Old Dutch: sagon
  • Middle Dutch: sagen
• Old High German: sagōn
  • Middle High German: sagen (merged with descendant of Old High German sagēn)
    • German: sagen