Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wītagōną

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 *wītagaz (“blameable, reproachable”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.tɑ.ɣɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wītagōną

1. to punish
2. to torment

Conjugation

Conjugation of *wītagōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wītagō	*wītagǭ	—	*wītagōi	?
2nd singular	*wītagōsi	*wītagōs	*wītagō	*wītagōsai	*wītagōsau
3rd singular	*wītagōþi	*wītagō	*wītagōþau	*wītagōþai	*wītagōþau
1st dual	*wītagōs	*wītagōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wītagōþiz	*wītagōþiz	*wītagōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*wītagōmaz	*wītagōm	—	*wītagōnþai	*wītagōnþau
2nd plural	*wītagōþ	*wītagōþ	*wītagōþ	*wītagōnþai	*wītagōnþau
3rd plural	*wītagōnþi	*wītagōn	*wītagōnþau	*wītagōnþai	*wītagōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wītagōdǭ	*wītagōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*wītagōdēz	*wītagōdēdīz
3rd singular	*wītagōdē	*wītagōdēdī
1st dual	*wītagōdēdū	*wītagōdēdīw
2nd dual	*wītagōdēdudiz	*wītagōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*wītagōdēdum	*wītagōdēdīm
2nd plural	*wītagōdēdud	*wītagōdēdīd
3rd plural	*wītagōdēdun	*wītagōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*wītagōndz	*wītagōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wītagōn
  • Old High German: *wīzagōn
    • Middle High German: wīzegen, wītzegen
      • German: weizigen
• Old Norse: vítka