Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fartōną

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

An o-grade iterative verb to the strong verb *fertaną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑr.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fartōną

  1. to fart

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fartō *fartǭ *fartōi ?
2nd singular *fartōsi *fartōs *fartō *fartōsai *fartōsau
3rd singular *fartōþi *fartō *fartōþau *fartōþai *fartōþau
1st dual *fartōs *fartōw
2nd dual *fartōþiz *fartōþiz *fartōþiz
1st plural *fartōmaz *fartōm *fartōnþai *fartōnþau
2nd plural *fartōþ *fartōþ *fartōþ *fartōnþai *fartōnþau
3rd plural *fartōnþi *fartōn *fartōnþau *fartōnþai *fartōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fartōdǭ *fartōdēdį̄
2nd singular *fartōdēz *fartōdēdīz
3rd singular *fartōdē *fartōdēdī
1st dual *fartōdēdū *fartōdēdīw
2nd dual *fartōdēdudiz *fartōdēdīdiz
1st plural *fartōdēdum *fartōdēdīm
2nd plural *fartōdēdud *fartōdēdīd
3rd plural *fartōdēdun *fartōdēdīn
present past
participles *fartōndz *fartōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fartōn
    • Old English: *feartian
    • Old High German: *farzōn
      • Middle High German: varzen
  • Old Norse: frata (compare ragr < argr)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fratōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 153