Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þiggjan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *þigjaną.

Verb

*þiggjan

to accept, receive
to consume (food)

Inflection

*þigiþi, *þag, *þāgun, *þegan

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

*þagēn
*þegu

Descendants

Old English: þiċġan
- Middle English: thiggen
  - Scots: thig
  - English: thig (obsolete)
Old Saxon: thiggian
Old Dutch: thiggen
Old High German: *thicken, *thiggen, diggen
- Middle High German: digen, diegen
  - German: digen (obsolete)

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