• -egian, -igian

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.

• IPA^(key): /ɡi.ɑn/

-gian

1. Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives, often with an intensive effect

• 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)