Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fīrijōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fērior (“to rest from work”), and/or from related *fīrijā, *firjā (“celebration”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*fīrijōn

  1. to rest, take a day off
  2. to celebrate

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *fīrijōn
1st sg. past *fīrijōdā
Infinitive *fīrijōn
Genitive infin. *fīrijōnijas
Dative infin. *fīrijōnijē
Instrum. infin. *fīrijōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *fīrijō *fīrijōdā
2nd singular *fīrijōs *fīrijōdēs, *fīrijōdōs
3rd singular *fīrijōþ *fīrijōdē, *fīrijōdā
1st plural *fīrijōm *fīrijōdum
2nd plural *fīrijōþ *fīrijōdud
3rd plural *fīrijōnþ *fīrijōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fīrijō *fīrijōdī
2nd singular *fīrijōs *fīrijōdī
3rd singular *fīrijō *fīrijōdī
1st plural *fīrijōm *fīrijōdīm
2nd plural *fīrijōþ *fīrijōdīd
3rd plural *fīrijōn *fīrijōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *fīrijō
Plural *fīrijōþ
Present Past
Participle *fīrijōndī *fīrijōd

Alternative reconstructions

  • *firjōn

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: fīria
    • Saterland Frisian: fíerje
    • West Frisian: fiere, fierje
  • Old Saxon: fīrion
    • Middle Low German: vîren
      • German Low German: fieren
  • Old Dutch: fīron
  • Old High German: fīrōn, fīrrōn
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