Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saugijan

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.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saugijaną.

Verb

*saugijan

1. to cause to suck, to suckle

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*saugijan
1st sg. past	*saugidā
Infinitive	*saugijan
Genitive infin.	*saugijannjas
Dative infin.	*saugijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*saugijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*saugiju	*saugidā
2nd singular	*saugisi	*saugidēs, *saugidōs
3rd singular	*saugiþi	*saugidē, *saugidā
1st plural	*saugijum	*saugidum
2nd plural	*saugiþ	*saugidud
3rd plural	*saugijanþ	*saugidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*saugijē	*saugidī
2nd singular	*saugijēs	*saugidī
3rd singular	*saugijē	*saugidī
1st plural	*saugijēm	*saugidīm
2nd plural	*saugijēþ	*saugidīd
3rd plural	*saugijēn	*saugidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*saugi
Plural	*saugiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*saugijandī	*saugid

Related terms

• *saukijan
• *sūgan
• *sūkan

Descendants

• Old Saxon: sōgian
  • Middle Low German: sö̂gen
    • German Low German: sögen
    • → Saterland Frisian: söögje
• Old Dutch: *sōgen
  • Middle Dutch: sôgen
    • Dutch: zogen
• Old High German: sougen
  • Middle High German: söugen
    • German: säugen