Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagjaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *fehaną (to rejoice, be glad) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɸɑɣ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fagjaną[1]

  1. (East Germanic) to cause to rejoice
  2. (East Germanic) to please

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fagjō *fagjaų *fagjai ?
2nd singular *fagisi *fagjais *fagi *fagjasai *fagjaisau
3rd singular *fagiþi *fagjai *fagjaþau *fagjaþai *fagjaiþau
1st dual *fagjōs *fagjaiw
2nd dual *fagjaþiz *fagjaiþiz *fagjaþiz
1st plural *fagjamaz *fagjaim *fagjanþai *fagjainþau
2nd plural *fagiþ *fagjaiþ *fagiþ *fagjanþai *fagjainþau
3rd plural *fagjanþi *fagjain *fagjanþau *fagjanþai *fagjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fagidǭ *fagidēdį̄
2nd singular *fagidēz *fagidēdīz
3rd singular *fagidē *fagidēdī
1st dual *fagidēdū *fagidēdīw
2nd dual *fagidēdudiz *fagidēdīdiz
1st plural *fagidēdum *fagidēdīm
2nd plural *fagidēdud *fagidēdīd
3rd plural *fagidēdun *fagidēdīn
present past
participles *fagjandz *fagidaz

Descendants

  • Gothic: *𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*fahjan)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fagjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 122