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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Possibly from *taigā (“determination, designation”) + *-ōn. Kroonen suggests an iterative origin; if so it's inherited from Proto-Germanic *taikōną ~ *taigōną.[1]
Verb
*taigōn
- to designate, determine, indicate
- to show, point at
Inflection
| Class 2 weak
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| Infinitive
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*taigōn
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| 1st sg. past
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*taigōdā
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| Infinitive
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*taigōn
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| Genitive infin.
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*taigōnijas
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| Dative infin.
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*taigōnijē
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| Instrum. infin.
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*taigōniju
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*taigō
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*taigōdā
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| 2nd singular
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*taigōs
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*taigōdēs, *taigōdōs
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| 3rd singular
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*taigōþ
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*taigōdē, *taigōdā
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| 1st plural
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*taigōm
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*taigōdum
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| 2nd plural
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*taigōþ
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*taigōdud
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| 3rd plural
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*taigōnþ
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*taigōdun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*taigō
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*taigōdī
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| 2nd singular
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*taigōs
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*taigōdī
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| 3rd singular
|
*taigō
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*taigōdī
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| 1st plural
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*taigōm
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*taigōdīm
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| 2nd plural
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*taigōþ
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*taigōdīd
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| 3rd plural
|
*taigōn
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*taigōdīn
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| Imperative
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Present
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| Singular
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*taigō
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| Plural
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*taigōþ
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|
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
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*taigōndī
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*taigōd
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Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*taik/gōn”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 505
