Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fatjaną

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

Causative of *fetaną (to walk, stride, class V strong verb), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (to walk, step, go).

Verb

*fatjaną

  1. to step, walk, go

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fatjō *fatjaų *fatjai ?
2nd singular *fatisi *fatjais *fati *fatjasai *fatjaisau
3rd singular *fatiþi *fatjai *fatjaþau *fatjaþai *fatjaiþau
1st dual *fatjōs *fatjaiw
2nd dual *fatjaþiz *fatjaiþiz *fatjaþiz
1st plural *fatjamaz *fatjaim *fatjanþai *fatjainþau
2nd plural *fatiþ *fatjaiþ *fatiþ *fatjanþai *fatjainþau
3rd plural *fatjanþi *fatjain *fatjanþau *fatjanþai *fatjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fatidǭ *fatidēdį̄
2nd singular *fatidēz *fatidēdīz
3rd singular *fatidē *fatidēdī
1st dual *fatidēdū *fatidēdīw
2nd dual *fatidēdudiz *fatidēdīdiz
1st plural *fatidēdum *fatidēdīm
2nd plural *fatidēdud *fatidēdīd
3rd plural *fatidēdun *fatidēdīn
present past
participles *fatjandz *fatidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fattjan
    • Old High German: *fezzen
      • Old High German: fizzōn (class 2 weak verb)
        • Middle High German: vitzen
          • German: fitzen
  • Old Norse: *feta (class 1 weak verb)
    • Icelandic: feta
    • Faroese: feta
    • Old Norse: þverfeta