FromMiddle Dutchsagen. Equivalent tozaag(“saw”) +-en.
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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
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FromMiddle High Germanzagen, fromOld High Germanerzagēn, with further origin unclear. Often assumed to be from a hypotheticalOld High German*aʒ-agēn andProto-Germanic*at-agēn, with an incorrect separation of*at(“at”).*agēn(“fear”) would be related toProto-Germanic*agaz(“fear, dread”) and thus be fromProto-Indo-European*h₂égʰos(“distress”) andProto-Indo-European*h₂egʰ-(“to be upset, afraid”), whenceEnglishawe,Sanskritअघ(agha,“bad, evil”), andAncient Greekἄχος(ákhos,“distress, pain”).
zagen (weak,third-person singular presentzagt,past tensezagte,past participlegezagt,auxiliaryhaben)
| infinitive | zagen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | zagend | ||||
| past participle | gezagt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ichzage | wirzagen | i | ichzage | wirzagen |
| duzagst | ihrzagt | duzagest | ihrzaget | ||
| erzagt | siezagen | erzage | siezagen | ||
| preterite | ichzagte | wirzagten | ii | ichzagte1 | wirzagten1 |
| duzagtest | ihrzagtet | duzagtest1 | ihrzagtet1 | ||
| erzagte | siezagten | erzagte1 | siezagten1 | ||
| imperative | zag (du) zage (du) | zagt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative inwürde normally preferred.