Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faihijan

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *faihijaną. Equivalent to *faih (“coloured”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*faihijan

1. to paint, decorate

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*faihijan
1st sg. past	*faihidā
Infinitive	*faihijan
Genitive infin.	*faihijannjas
Dative infin.	*faihijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*faihijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*faihiju	*faihidā
2nd singular	*faihisi	*faihidēs, *faihidōs
3rd singular	*faihiþi	*faihidē, *faihidā
1st plural	*faihijum	*faihidum
2nd plural	*faihiþ	*faihidud
3rd plural	*faihijanþ	*faihidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*faihijē	*faihidī
2nd singular	*faihijēs	*faihidī
3rd singular	*faihijē	*faihidī
1st plural	*faihijēm	*faihidīm
2nd plural	*faihijēþ	*faihidīd
3rd plural	*faihijēn	*faihidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*faihi
Plural	*faihiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*faihijandī	*faihid

Descendants

• Old English: fǣġan
  • Middle English: feahen
• Old High German: fēhen
  • Middle High German: vēhen

Etymology 2

From *faih (“hostile”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*faihijan

1. to hate, despise
2. to blame

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*faihijan
1st sg. past	*faihidā
Infinitive	*faihijan
Genitive infin.	*faihijannjas
Dative infin.	*faihijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*faihijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*faihiju	*faihidā
2nd singular	*faihisi	*faihidēs, *faihidōs
3rd singular	*faihiþi	*faihidē, *faihidā
1st plural	*faihijum	*faihidum
2nd plural	*faihiþ	*faihidud
3rd plural	*faihijanþ	*faihidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*faihijē	*faihidī
2nd singular	*faihijēs	*faihidī
3rd singular	*faihijē	*faihidī
1st plural	*faihijēm	*faihidīm
2nd plural	*faihijēþ	*faihidīd
3rd plural	*faihijēn	*faihidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*faihi
Plural	*faihiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*faihijandī	*faihid

Descendants

• Old High German: fēhen
  • Middle High German: vēhen, fēhen
• Old Saxon: *fēhian
  • Middle Low German: vêen, veien, vêyen, vêhen
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: āfēhian