Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frakwistijan

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

From Proto-Germanic *frakwistijaną. By surface analysis, *fra- +‎ *kwistijan.

Verb

*frakwistijan

  1. to destroy or waste utterly

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *frakwistijan
1st sg. past *frakwistidā
Infinitive *frakwistijan
Genitive infin. *frakwistijannjas
Dative infin. *frakwistijannjē
Instrum. infin. *frakwistijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *frakwistiju *frakwistidā
2nd singular *frakwistisi *frakwistidēs, *frakwistidōs
3rd singular *frakwistiþi *frakwistidē, *frakwistidā
1st plural *frakwistijum *frakwistidum
2nd plural *frakwistiþ *frakwistidud
3rd plural *frakwistijanþ *frakwistidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *frakwistijē *frakwistidī
2nd singular *frakwistijēs *frakwistidī
3rd singular *frakwistijē *frakwistidī
1st plural *frakwistijēm *frakwistidīm
2nd plural *frakwistijēþ *frakwistidīd
3rd plural *frakwistijēn *frakwistidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *frakwisti
Plural *frakwistiþ
Present Past
Participle *frakwistijandī *frakwistid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *farquistian
    • Middle Low German: vorquisten
  • Old Dutch: *farquisten
    • Middle Dutch: verquisten
  • Old High German: firquisten
    • Middle High German: verquesten
      • German: verquisten (obsolete)