Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saigijaną

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

Etymology

From *sīhwaną (“to filter”) +‎ *-janą and *sīganą (“to sink, drop”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*saigijaną

1. to cause to sink
2. to cause to percolate
3. to filter

Inflection

Conjugation of *saigijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*saigijō	*saigijaų	—	*saigijai	?
2nd singular	*saigīsi	*saigijais	*saigī	*saigijasai	*saigijaisau
3rd singular	*saigīþi	*saigijai	*saigijaþau	*saigijaþai	*saigijaiþau
1st dual	*saigijōs	*saigijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*saigijaþiz	*saigijaiþiz	*saigijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*saigijamaz	*saigijaim	—	*saigijanþai	*saigijainþau
2nd plural	*saigīþ	*saigijaiþ	*saigīþ	*saigijanþai	*saigijainþau
3rd plural	*saigijanþi	*saigijain	*saigijanþau	*saigijanþai	*saigijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*saigidǭ	*saigidēdį̄
2nd singular	*saigidēz	*saigidēdīz
3rd singular	*saigidē	*saigidēdī
1st dual	*saigidēdū	*saigidēdīw
2nd dual	*saigidēdudiz	*saigidēdīdiz
1st plural	*saigidēdum	*saigidēdīm
2nd plural	*saigidēdud	*saigidēdīd
3rd plural	*saigidēdun	*saigidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*saigijandz	*saigidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *saigijan
  • Old English: sǣgan
    • Middle English: seien
  • Old Saxon: sēgian
  • Old Dutch: *seigen, *sēgen
    • Middle Dutch: seigen
  • Old High German: seigen
    • Middle High German: seigen