Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faitijan

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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 Proto-Germanic *faitijaną. Equivalent to *fait (fat) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*faitijan

  1. to fatten, to make fat, plump up

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *faitijan
1st sg. past *faitidā
Infinitive *faitijan
Genitive infin. *faitijannjas
Dative infin. *faitijannjē
Instrum. infin. *faitijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *faitiju *faitidā
2nd singular *faitisi *faitidēs, *faitidōs
3rd singular *faitiþi *faitidē, *faitidā
1st plural *faitijum *faitidum
2nd plural *faitiþ *faitidud
3rd plural *faitijanþ *faitidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *faitijē *faitidī
2nd singular *faitijēs *faitidī
3rd singular *faitijē *faitidī
1st plural *faitijēm *faitidīm
2nd plural *faitijēþ *faitidīd
3rd plural *faitijēn *faitidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *faiti
Plural *faitiþ
Present Past
Participle *faitijandī *faitid

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: fǣtan
  • Old High German: *feizen