Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fastāną

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 *fastuz (“firm”) +‎ *-āną.[1]

Verb

*fastāną[1][2]

  1. to observe, hold firm to
  2. to fast, to abstain from food and/or drink

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fastō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *fastaisi ? *fastai *fastāsai ?
3rd singular *fastaiþi ? *fastāþau *fastāþai ?
1st dual *fastōs ? — — —
2nd dual *fastāþiz ? *fastāþiz — —
1st plural *fastāmaz ? — *fastānþai ?
2nd plural *fastaiþ ? *fastaiþ *fastānþai ?
3rd plural *fastānþi ? *fastānþau *fastānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fastadǭ *fastadēdį̄
2nd singular *fastadēz *fastadēdīz
3rd singular *fastadē *fastadēdī
1st dual *fastadēdū *fastadēdīw
2nd dual *fastadēdudiz *fastadēdīdiz
1st plural *fastadēdum *fastadēdīm
2nd plural *fastadēdud *fastadēdīd
3rd plural *fastadēdun *fastadēdīn
present past
participles *fastāndz *fastadaz

Derived terms

  • *fastubniją

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fastu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 131: “*fastēn-”
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fastēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 94
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