Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faldōn
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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 *faldōną.
Verb
*faldōn
- (intransitive) to fold up
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *faldōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *faldōdā | |
| Infinitive | *faldōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *faldōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *faldōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *faldōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *faldō | *faldōdā |
| 2nd singular | *faldōs | *faldōdēs, *faldōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *faldōþ | *faldōdē, *faldōdā |
| 1st plural | *faldōm | *faldōdum |
| 2nd plural | *faldōþ | *faldōdud |
| 3rd plural | *faldōnþ | *faldōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *faldō | *faldōdī |
| 2nd singular | *faldōs | *faldōdī |
| 3rd singular | *faldō | *faldōdī |
| 1st plural | *faldōm | *faldōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *faldōþ | *faldōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *faldōn | *faldōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *faldō | |
| Plural | *faldōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *faldōndī | *faldōd |
Alternative reconstructions
- *falþōn
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: *fealdian
- Middle English: falden, folden (merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *falþan)
- ⇒ Old English: befealdian
- Old Frisian: *faldia
- Old Saxon: *faldōn
- Old Dutch: *faldon
- Middle Dutch: vouden (merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *falþan)
- Dutch: vouwen
- Middle Dutch: vouden (merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *falþan)
- Old High German: faltōn, faldōn
- Middle High German: valten (merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *falþan)
- German: falten
- Middle High German: valten (merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *falþan)