Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flīhan

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

Unknown, possibly related to *flaihan.

Verb

*flīhan

  1. to place, set
  2. to arrange, order
  3. to clean, tidy

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *flīhan
1st sg. past *flaih
3rd pl. past *fligun
Past ptcple *fligan
Infinitive *flīhan
Genitive infin. *flīhannjas
Dative infin. *flīhannjē
Instrum. infin. *flīhannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *flīhu *flaih
2nd singular *flīhiʀi *fligī
3rd singular *flīhidi *flaih
1st plural *flīhum *fligum
2nd plural *flīhid *fligud
3rd plural *flīhand *fligun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *flīhē *fligī
2nd singular *flīhēs *fligī
3rd singular *flīhē *fligī
1st plural *flīhēm *fligīm
2nd plural *flīhēþ *fligīd
3rd plural *flīhēn *fligīn
Imperative Present
Singular *flīh
Plural *flīhid
Present Past
Participle *flīhandī *fligan

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *flīa
    • West Frisian: flije
  • Old Saxon: *flīhan
    • Middle Low German: vlīen, vlīgen
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: giflīhan
  • Old Dutch: *flīan
  • Old High German: *flīhan
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