Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fanþijō

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 *fanþan (“to walk”) +‎ *-jō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to pass, go”).

Noun

*fanþijō m

1. traveller on foot

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fanþijō
Genitive	*fanþijini, *fanþijan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fanþijō	*fanþijan
Accusative	*fanþijan	*fanþijan
Genitive	*fanþijini, *fanþijan	*fanþijanō
Dative	*fanþijini, *fanþijan	*fanþijum
Instrumental	*fanþijini, *fanþijan	*fanþijum

Descendants

• Old English: fēþa
• Old Saxon: fendio
  • Middle Low German: vent
    • German Low German: Fent
• Old Dutch: *fendo
  • Middle Dutch: vende
    • >? Dutch: vent
      • → West Frisian: feint, fint
• Old High German: fendo, fendeo
  • Middle High German: vende
    • Swabian: Fende
    • Alemannic German: Fend