Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/diganą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

• *dīganą

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*diganą

1. to knead
2. to create out of clay or dough

Inflection

The present tense forms have the zero grade vowel -i- rather than -ī-.

Conjugation of *diganą (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*digō	*digaų	—	*digai	?
2nd singular	*digizi	*digaiz	*dig	*digazai	*digaizau
3rd singular	*digidi	*digai	*digadau	*digadai	*digaidau
1st dual	*digōz	*digaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*digadiz	*digaidiz	*digadiz	—	—
1st plural	*digamaz	*digaim	—	*digandai	*digaindau
2nd plural	*digid	*digaid	*digid	*digandai	*digaindau
3rd plural	*digandi	*digain	*digandau	*digandai	*digaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*daig	*digį̄
2nd singular	*daiht	*digīz
3rd singular	*daig	*digī
1st dual	*digū	*digīw
2nd dual	*digudiz	*digīdiz
1st plural	*digum	*digīm
2nd plural	*digud	*digīd
3rd plural	*digun	*digīn
	present	past
participles	*digandz	*diganaz

Related terms

• *daigaz

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (digan)