Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fratwijaną

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 *fratwō (ornament, adornment, decoration) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸrat.wi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fratwijaną[1]

  1. To adorn, to decorate

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fratwijō *fratwijaų *fratwijai ?
2nd singular *fratwīsi *fratwijais *fratwī *fratwijasai *fratwijaisau
3rd singular *fratwīþi *fratwijai *fratwijaþau *fratwijaþai *fratwijaiþau
1st dual *fratwijōs *fratwijaiw
2nd dual *fratwijaþiz *fratwijaiþiz *fratwijaþiz
1st plural *fratwijamaz *fratwijaim *fratwijanþai *fratwijainþau
2nd plural *fratwīþ *fratwijaiþ *fratwīþ *fratwijanþai *fratwijainþau
3rd plural *fratwijanþi *fratwijain *fratwijanþau *fratwijanþai *fratwijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fratwidǭ *fratwidēdį̄
2nd singular *fratwidēz *fratwidēdīz
3rd singular *fratwidē *fratwidēdī
1st dual *fratwidēdū *fratwidēdīw
2nd dual *fratwidēdudiz *fratwidēdīdiz
1st plural *fratwidēdum *fratwidēdīm
2nd plural *fratwidēdud *fratwidēdīd
3rd plural *fratwidēdun *fratwidēdīn
present past
participles *fratwijandz *fratwidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fratwijan
    • Old English: frætwan
  • Gothic: *𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍄𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*fratwjan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fratwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 112