Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frawēn

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 *frau (“happy, energetic”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*frawēn

  1. (intransitive) to become happy
  2. (intransitive) to be happy, rejoice

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *frawēn
1st sg. past *fraw?dā
Infinitive *frawēn
Genitive infin. *frawēnijas
Dative infin. *frawēnijē
Instrum. infin. *frawēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *frawē *fraw?dā
2nd singular *frawēs *fraw?dēs, *fraw?dēs
3rd singular *frawēþ *fraw?dē, *fraw?dā
1st plural *frawēm *fraw?dum
2nd plural *frawēþ *fraw?dud
3rd plural *frawēnþ *fraw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *frawē *fraw?dī
2nd singular *frawēs *fraw?dī
3rd singular *frawē *fraw?dī
1st plural *frawēm *fraw?dīm
2nd plural *frawēþ *fraw?dīd
3rd plural *frawēn *fraw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *frawē
Plural *frawēþ
Present Past
Participle *frawēndī *fraw?d

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: frāhōn
    • Middle Low German: vrouwen, vrowen, vrauwen
  • Old Dutch: *frouwon
    • Middle Dutch: vrouwen, vrowen, vruwen, vrouden
  • Old High German: frōēn, frawēn, frouwōn, frōōn, frawōn
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