Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frehnaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (“to ask, woo”). Cognate with Lithuanian prašýti (“to ask, request”), Latin precor (“ask, beseech”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸrex.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*frehnaną

  1. to ask, inquire

Inflection

Present tense with n-infix.

Conjugation of (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *frehnō *frehnaų — *frehnai ?
2nd singular *frihnizi *frehnaiz *frehn *frehnazai *frehnaizau
3rd singular *frihnidi *frehnai *frehnadau *frehnadai *frehnaidau
1st dual *frehnōz *frehnaiw — — —
2nd dual *frehnadiz *frehnaidiz *frehnadiz — —
1st plural *frehnamaz *frehnaim — *frehnandai *frehnaindau
2nd plural *frihnid *frehnaid *frihnid *frehnandai *frehnaindau
3rd plural *frehnandi *frehnain *frehnandau *frehnandai *frehnaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *frah *frēgį̄
2nd singular *fraht *frēgīz
3rd singular *frah *frēgī
1st dual *frēgū *frēgīw
2nd dual *frēgudiz *frēgīdiz
1st plural *frēgum *frēgīm
2nd plural *frēgud *frēgīd
3rd plural *frēgun *frēgīn
present past
participles *frehnandz *freganaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*frehnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 154
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