Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fawjaną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑu̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *puH- (rotten, foul).[1]

Verb

*fawjaną[1]

  1. to let it rot
Inflection
Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fawjō *fawjaų *fawjai ?
2nd singular *fawisi *fawjais *fawi *fawjasai *fawjaisau
3rd singular *fawiþi *fawjai *fawjaþau *fawjaþai *fawjaiþau
1st dual *fawjōs *fawjaiw
2nd dual *fawjaþiz *fawjaiþiz *fawjaþiz
1st plural *fawjamaz *fawjaim *fawjanþai *fawjainþau
2nd plural *fawiþ *fawjaiþ *fawiþ *fawjanþai *fawjainþau
3rd plural *fawjanþi *fawjain *fawjanþau *fawjanþai *fawjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fawidǭ *fawidēdį̄
2nd singular *fawidēz *fawidēdīz
3rd singular *fawidē *fawidēdī
1st dual *fawidēdū *fawidēdīw
2nd dual *fawidēdudiz *fawidēdīdiz
1st plural *fawidēdum *fawidēdīm
2nd plural *fawidēdud *fawidēdīd
3rd plural *fawidēdun *fawidēdīn
present past
participles *fawjandz *fawidaz
Descendants
  • Old Norse: feyja

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (to cleanse, purify).[2] Cognate Latin purus.

Verb

*fawjaną[2]

  1. to sift
Inflection
Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fawjō *fawjaų *fawjai ?
2nd singular *fawisi *fawjais *fawi *fawjasai *fawjaisau
3rd singular *fawiþi *fawjai *fawjaþau *fawjaþai *fawjaiþau
1st dual *fawjōs *fawjaiw
2nd dual *fawjaþiz *fawjaiþiz *fawjaþiz
1st plural *fawjamaz *fawjaim *fawjanþai *fawjainþau
2nd plural *fawiþ *fawjaiþ *fawiþ *fawjanþai *fawjainþau
3rd plural *fawjanþi *fawjain *fawjanþau *fawjanþai *fawjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fawidǭ *fawidēdį̄
2nd singular *fawidēz *fawidēdīz
3rd singular *fawidē *fawidēdī
1st dual *fawidēdū *fawidēdīw
2nd dual *fawidēdudiz *fawidēdīdiz
1st plural *fawidēdum *fawidēdīm
2nd plural *fawidēdud *fawidēdīd
3rd plural *fawidēdun *fawidēdīn
present past
participles *fawjandz *fawidaz
Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*faujan- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*faujan- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132