Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þiggjan

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

From Proto-Germanic *þigjaną.

Verb

*þiggjan

1. to accept, receive
2. to consume (food)

Inflection

Strong class 5 j-present
Infinitive	*þiggjan
1st sg. past	*þag
3rd pl. past	*þāgun
Past ptcple	*þegan
Infinitive	*þiggjan
Genitive infin.	*þiggjannjas
Dative infin.	*þiggjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*þiggjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*þiggju	*þag
2nd singular	*þigiʀi	*þāgī
3rd singular	*þigidi	*þag
1st plural	*þiggjum	*þāgum
2nd plural	*þigid	*þāgud
3rd plural	*þiggjand	*þāgun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*þiggjē	*þāgī
2nd singular	*þiggjēs	*þāgī
3rd singular	*þiggjē	*þāgī
1st plural	*þiggjēm	*þāgīm
2nd plural	*þiggjēþ	*þāgīd
3rd plural	*þiggjēn	*þāgīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*þigi
Plural	*þigid
	Present	Past
Participle	*þiggjandī	*þegan

Related terms

• *þagēn
• *þegu

Descendants

• Old English: þiċġan
  • Middle English: thiggen
    • Scots: thig
    • English: thig (obsolete)
• Old Saxon: thiggian
• Old Dutch: thiggen
• Old High German: *thicken, *thiggen, diggen
  • Middle High German: digen, diegen
    • German: digen (obsolete)