-gian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === -egian, -igian === Etymology === From the fusion of Proto-West Germanic *-igōn, *-īgōn, *-agōn, *-ugōn, from Proto-Germanic *-gōną, equivalent to -iġ +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old High German -igōn, -agōn, Old Norse -ga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡi.ɑn/ === Suffix === -gian Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives, often with an intensive effect ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: -gien, -gen, -ȝen, -ȝhen, -wen, -ewen, -owen, -iȝen, -ien, -yen (non-productive) English: -ew, -ow, -y (fossilised) Scots: -ow, -ou, -o, -ov, -ie, -y (fossilised)