Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faitijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *faitaz (fat) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*faitijaną[1][2]

  1. to fatten, to make fat, plump up

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *faitijō *faitijaų *faitijai ?
2nd singular *faitīsi *faitijais *faitī *faitijasai *faitijaisau
3rd singular *faitīþi *faitijai *faitijaþau *faitijaþai *faitijaiþau
1st dual *faitijōs *faitijaiw
2nd dual *faitijaþiz *faitijaiþiz *faitijaþiz
1st plural *faitijamaz *faitijaim *faitijanþai *faitijainþau
2nd plural *faitīþ *faitijaiþ *faitīþ *faitijanþai *faitijainþau
3rd plural *faitijanþi *faitijain *faitijanþau *faitijanþai *faitijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *faitidǭ *faitidēdį̄
2nd singular *faitidēz *faitidēdīz
3rd singular *faitidē *faitidēdī
1st dual *faitidēdū *faitidēdīw
2nd dual *faitidēdudiz *faitidēdīdiz
1st plural *faitidēdum *faitidēdīm
2nd plural *faitidēdud *faitidēdīd
3rd plural *faitidēdun *faitidēdīn
present past
participles *faitijandz *faitidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *faitijan
    • Old English: fǣtan
    • Old High German: *feizen
      • Middle High German: veizen
  • Old Norse: feita

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*faita-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 124:*faitjan-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*faitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 90