Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laggjan

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 *lagjaną.

Verb

*laggjan

1. to lay, to place

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*laggjan
1st sg. past	*lagidā
Infinitive	*laggjan
Genitive infin.	*laggjannjas
Dative infin.	*laggjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*laggjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*laggju	*lagidā
2nd singular	*lagisi	*lagidēs, *lagidōs
3rd singular	*lagiþi	*lagidē, *lagidā
1st plural	*laggjum	*lagidum
2nd plural	*lagiþ	*lagidud
3rd plural	*laggjanþ	*lagidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*laggjē	*lagidī
2nd singular	*laggjēs	*lagidī
3rd singular	*laggjē	*lagidī
1st plural	*laggjēm	*lagidīm
2nd plural	*laggjēþ	*lagidīd
3rd plural	*laggjēn	*lagidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*lagi
Plural	*lagiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*laggjandī	*lagid

Descendants

• Old English: leċġan
  • Middle English: leyen, leyn, leygen, layn, leggen, leghen, lecchen
    • English: lay
    • Scots: lay
    • Yola: laaye, laay, leiough, leigh
• Old Frisian: ledza, lega, leia, lidza
  • Saterland Frisian: ledsa, lääse
  • West Frisian: lizze
• Old Saxon: leggian
  • Middle Low German: leggen
    • German Low German: leggen
    • Plautdietsch: lajen
• Old Dutch: leggen
  • Middle Dutch: leggen
    • Dutch: leggen
      • Afrikaans: lê
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: lek
      • Negerhollands: lee, leggen
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: lek
    • Limburgish: lègke
• Old High German: legen, leggen
  • Middle High German: legen, lecken
    • Bavarian: leng

      Cimbrian: leng

    • Central Franconian: läje
    • East Central German: lejen
    • German: legen
    • Luxembourgish: leeën
    • Vilamovian: łen
    • Yiddish: לייגן (leygn)
• → Old French: laiier (see there for further descendants)
• → Old Occitan: laihar, laiar
• → Old Italian: lagare