Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/algōn

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *algōną, from *h₂olk-eh₂yé-ti, from *h₂lek- (to defend) +‎ *-eh₂yéti.[1]

Verb

*algōn

  1. to defend, protect

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *algōn
1st sg. past *algōdā
Infinitive *algōn
Genitive infin. *algōnijas
Dative infin. *algōnijē
Instrum. infin. *algōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *algō *algōdā
2nd singular *algōs *algōdēs, *algōdōs
3rd singular *algōþ *algōdē, *algōdā
1st plural *algōm *algōdum
2nd plural *algōþ *algōdud
3rd plural *algōnþ *algōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *algō *algōdī
2nd singular *algōs *algōdī
3rd singular *algō *algōdī
1st plural *algōm *algōdīm
2nd plural *algōþ *algōdīd
3rd plural *algōn *algōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *algō
Plural *algōþ
Present Past
Participle *algōndī *algōd

Descendants

  • Old English: ealgian, algianAnglian

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*algōjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 21