Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/staigijan

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.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *staigijaną.

Verb

*staigijan

1. to raise up, to elevate

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*staigijan
1st sg. past	*staigidā
Infinitive	*staigijan
Genitive infin.	*staigijannjas
Dative infin.	*staigijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*staigijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*staigiju	*staigidā
2nd singular	*staigisi	*staigidēs, *staigidōs
3rd singular	*staigiþi	*staigidē, *staigidā
1st plural	*staigijum	*staigidum
2nd plural	*staigiþ	*staigidud
3rd plural	*staigijanþ	*staigidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*staigijē	*staigidī
2nd singular	*staigijēs	*staigidī
3rd singular	*staigijē	*staigidī
1st plural	*staigijēm	*staigidīm
2nd plural	*staigijēþ	*staigidīd
3rd plural	*staigijēn	*staigidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*staigi
Plural	*staigiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*staigijandī	*staigid

Related terms

• *stīgan

Descendants

• Old English: *stǣgan
  • ⇒ Old English: āstǣgan
• Old Dutch: *steigen
  • Middle Dutch: steigen
    • Dutch: steigen (Southern dialects)
• Old High German: *steigen
  • Middle High German: steigen