Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fandōną

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

An o-grade iterative derived from *finþaną (to find).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑn.dɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fandōną[1]

  1. to seek, search for, examine

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fandō *fandǭ *fandōi ?
2nd singular *fandōsi *fandōs *fandō *fandōsai *fandōsau
3rd singular *fandōþi *fandō *fandōþau *fandōþai *fandōþau
1st dual *fandōs *fandōw
2nd dual *fandōþiz *fandōþiz *fandōþiz
1st plural *fandōmaz *fandōm *fandōnþai *fandōnþau
2nd plural *fandōþ *fandōþ *fandōþ *fandōnþai *fandōnþau
3rd plural *fandōnþi *fandōn *fandōnþau *fandōnþai *fandōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fandōdǭ *fandōdēdį̄
2nd singular *fandōdēz *fandōdēdīz
3rd singular *fandōdē *fandōdēdī
1st dual *fandōdēdū *fandōdēdīw
2nd dual *fandōdēdudiz *fandōdēdīdiz
1st plural *fandōdēdum *fandōdēdīm
2nd plural *fandōdēdud *fandōdēdīd
3rd plural *fandōdēdun *fandōdēdīn
present past
participles *fandōndz *fandōdaz

Descendants

  • Old English: fandian
  • Old Frisian: fandia
    • Old Norse: fendinn (from present participle)
  • Old Saxon: fandon
  • Old Dutch: *fandon
  • Old High German: fanton

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fandōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 127