Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saigijaną

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *sīhwaną (to filter) +‎ *-janą and *sīganą (to sink, drop) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*saigijaną[1]

  1. to cause to sink
  2. to cause to percolate
  3. to filter

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *saigijan
    • Old English: sǣgan
      • Middle English: seien
    • Old Saxon: sēgian
    • Old Dutch: *seigen, *sēgen
    • Old High German: seigen

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sīhwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 435-436:*saigjan-