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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/taigōn

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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

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Etymology

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Possibly from *taigā (determination, designation) +‎ *-ōn. Kroonen suggests an iterative origin; if so it's inherited from Proto-Germanic *taikōną ~ *taigōną.[1]

Verb

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*taigōn

  1. to designate, determine, indicate
  2. to show, point at

Inflection

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Class 2 weak
Infinitive *taigōn
1st sg. past *taigōdā
Infinitive *taigōn
Genitive infin. *taigōnijas
Dative infin. *taigōnijē
Instrum. infin. *taigōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *taigō *taigōdā
2nd singular *taigōs *taigōdēs, *taigōdōs
3rd singular *taigōþ *taigōdē, *taigōdā
1st plural *taigōm *taigōdum
2nd plural *taigōþ *taigōdud
3rd plural *taigōnþ *taigōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *taigō *taigōdī
2nd singular *taigōs *taigōdī
3rd singular *taigō *taigōdī
1st plural *taigōm *taigōdīm
2nd plural *taigōþ *taigōdīd
3rd plural *taigōn *taigōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *taigō
Plural *taigōþ
Present Past
Participle *taigōndī *taigōd
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Descendants

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  • Old Frisian: tāia
  • Old High German: zeigōn, zeigēn

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*taik/gōn”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 505