Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fagēn

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *fagāną.

Verb[edit]

*fagēn

  1. to enjoy
  2. to use

Inflection[edit]

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *fagēn
1st sg. past *fag?dā
Infinitive *fagēn
Genitive infin. *fagēnijas
Dative infin. *fagēnijē
Instrum. infin. *fagēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *fagē *fag?dā
2nd singular *fagēs *fag?dēs, *fag?dēs
3rd singular *fagēþ *fag?dē, *fag?dā
1st plural *fagēm *fag?dum
2nd plural *fagēþ *fag?dud
3rd plural *fagēnþ *fag?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fagē *fag?dī
2nd singular *fagēs *fag?dī
3rd singular *fagē *fag?dī
1st plural *fagēm *fag?dīm
2nd plural *fagēþ *fag?dīd
3rd plural *fagēn *fag?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *fagē
Plural *fagēþ
Present Past
Participle *fagēndī *fag?d

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: *fagian
  • Old Frisian: fagia
  • Old Saxon: *fagōn
    • >? Middle Low German: fagen, vagen (to make use of the land)
  • Old High German: fagēn, fagōn
    • >? Middle High German: fagen, fagen (to be obedient)