Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faimijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *faim (“foam”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*faimijan

  1. to foam

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *faimijan
1st sg. past *faimidā
Infinitive *faimijan
Genitive infin. *faimijannjas
Dative infin. *faimijannjē
Instrum. infin. *faimijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *faimiju *faimidā
2nd singular *faimisi *faimidēs, *faimidōs
3rd singular *faimiþi *faimidē, *faimidā
1st plural *faimijum *faimidum
2nd plural *faimiþ *faimidud
3rd plural *faimijanþ *faimidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *faimijē *faimidī
2nd singular *faimijēs *faimidī
3rd singular *faimijē *faimidī
1st plural *faimijēm *faimidīm
2nd plural *faimijēþ *faimidīd
3rd plural *faimijēn *faimidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *faimi
Plural *faimiþ
Present Past
Participle *faimijandī *faimid

Descendants

  • Old English: fǣman
    • Middle English: femen, feme, feamin (Early Middle English)
      • Scots: feam, faem, feem
  • Old Saxon: *fēmian
    • Middle Low German: *vêmen, *veimen
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: vêmer, veimer
  • Old High German: feimen
    • Middle High German: veimen
      • German: feimen
      • ⇒ Middle High German: veimære, veimer, feimer
        • German: Feimer
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