Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aigan

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą.

Verb

*aigan

2. to possess, to own, to have

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Strong class 5
Infinitive	aigan
1st sg. past	aihtā
3rd pl. past	aihtun
Past ptcple	aigan
Infinitive	aigan
Genitive infin.	aigannjas
Dative infin.	aigannjē
Instrum. infin.	aigannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	aih	aihtā
2nd singular	aiht	aihtēs
3rd singular	aih	aihtē
1st plural	aigum	aihtum
2nd plural	aigud	aihtud
3rd plural	aigun	aihtun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	aigī	aihtī
2nd singular	aigī	aihtī
3rd singular	aigī	aihtī
1st plural	aigīm	aihtīm
2nd plural	aigīd	aihtīd
3rd plural	aigīn	aihtīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	—
Plural	—
	Present	Past
Participle	aigandī	aigan

Descendants

• Old English: āgan
  • Middle English: owen, ouen, own, owe, awen, aȝen
    • English: owe (present tense), ought (past tense), own (past participle)
    • Scots: aw, awe
• Old Frisian: āga, hāga
  • North Frisian: age
• Old Saxon: ēgan
  • Middle Low German: êgen, eigen
    • German Low German: egen
• Old Dutch: *ēgan
  • Middle Dutch: eigen, êgen
    • Dutch: eigen (see there for further descendants)
• Old High German: eigan
  • Middle High German: eigen

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aiganaz.

Verb

*aigan

1. past participle of *aigan (“to own”)

Adjective

*aigan

2. own

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*aigan
Genitive	*aiganas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*aigan	*aiganu	*aigan
Accusative	*aigananā	*aiganā	*aigan
Genitive	*aiganas	*aiganeʀā	*aiganas
Dative	*aiganumē	*aiganeʀē	*aiganumē
Instrumental	*aiganu	*aiganeʀu	*aiganu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*aiganē	*aiganō	*aiganu
Accusative	*aiganā	*aiganā	*aiganu
Genitive	*aiganeʀō	*aiganeʀō	*aiganeʀō
Dative	*aiganēm, *aiganum	*aiganēm, *aiganum	*aiganēm, *aiganum
Instrumental	*aiganēm, *aiganum	*aiganēm, *aiganum	*aiganēm, *aiganum

Derived terms

• *aiginōn

Descendants

• Old English: āgen
  • Middle English: aȝen, oȝen, owen
    • Scots: ain, awne
    • English: own
      • Northumbrian: aan
• Old Frisian: ēgen, ēin, āin
  • Saterland Frisian: oain
  • West Frisian: eigen
• Old Saxon: ēgan
  • Middle Low German: êgen
    • German Low German: egen
• Old Dutch: egan
  • Middle Dutch: êgen, eigen
    • Dutch: eigen
      • Afrikaans: eie
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: egn
      • Jersey Dutch: āixe
      • Negerhollands: eegen, eigen
      • Sranan Tongo: eigi
        • Aukan: eigi
        • Saramaccan: éigi
• Old High German: eigan
  • Middle High German: eigen
    • Central Franconian: eije, eeje, ääje
    • German: eigen
    • Luxembourgish: eegen