Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fait

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *faitaz.

Adjective

*fait

  1. fat
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *fait
Genitive *faitas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *fait *faitu *fait
Accusative *faitanā *faitā *fait
Genitive *faitas *faiteʀā *faitas
Dative *faitumē *faiteʀē *faitumē
Instrumental *faitu *faiteʀu *faitu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faitē *faitō *faitu
Accusative *faitā *faitā *faitu
Genitive *faiteʀō *faiteʀō *faiteʀō
Dative *faitēm, *faitum *faitēm, *faitum *faitēm, *faitum
Instrumental *faitēm, *faitum *faitēm, *faitum *faitēm, *faitum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old Frisian: fat, fet
    • Saterland Frisian: fat
    • West Frisian: fet
  • Old Saxon: *fēt
    • Middle Low German: vēt, veet
  • Old Dutch: feit, *fēt
  • Old High German: *feiz
    • Middle High German: veiz
      • Cimbrian: bòas
      • German: feiß (obsolete)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *faitą, *faitaz (“fat”).

Noun

*fait n or m

  1. fat (substance)
Inflection
Neuter
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *fait
Genitive *faitas
Singular Plural
Nominative *fait *faitu
Accusative *fait *faitu
Genitive *faitas *faitō
Dative *faitē *faitum
Instrumental *faitu *faitum
Masculine
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *fait
Genitive *faitas
Singular Plural
Nominative *fait *faitō, *faitōs
Accusative *fait *faitā
Genitive *faitas *faitō
Dative *faitē *faitum
Instrumental *faitu *faitum
Descendants

Note: Descendants were conflated with secondary nouns derived from the adjective.

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