Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fristijan

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 *frist (“period, moment”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*fristijan

  1. to sustain
  2. to delay, postpone
  3. to prolong

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *fristijan
1st sg. past *fristidā
Infinitive *fristijan
Genitive infin. *fristijannjas
Dative infin. *fristijannjē
Instrum. infin. *fristijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *fristiju *fristidā
2nd singular *fristisi *fristidēs, *fristidōs
3rd singular *fristiþi *fristidē, *fristidā
1st plural *fristijum *fristidum
2nd plural *fristiþ *fristidud
3rd plural *fristijanþ *fristidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fristijē *fristidī
2nd singular *fristijēs *fristidī
3rd singular *fristijē *fristidī
1st plural *fristijēm *fristidīm
2nd plural *fristijēþ *fristidīd
3rd plural *fristijēn *fristidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *fristi
Plural *fristiþ
Present Past
Participle *fristijandī *fristid

Descendants

  • Old English: *firstan, *firstan
    • Middle English: firsten, versten, fristen, fresten
  • Old Frisian: fersta
  • Old Saxon: *fristian, *firstian
  • Old Dutch: *fristen, *firsten
    • Middle Dutch: versten, veersten, varsten, virsten, virsten, vorsten, voorsten, vursten, vuersten
  • Old High German: fristen
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