Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fą̄han

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 *fanhaną.

Verb

*fą̄han

1. to take, to seize

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Strong class 7c
Infinitive	fą̄han
1st sg. past	feang
3rd pl. past	feangun
Past ptcple	fangan
Infinitive	fą̄han
Genitive infin.	fą̄hannjas
Dative infin.	fą̄hannjē
Instrum. infin.	fą̄hannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	fą̄hu	feang
2nd singular	fą̄hiʀi	feangī
3rd singular	fą̄hidi	feang
1st plural	fą̄hum	feangum
2nd plural	fą̄hid	feangud
3rd plural	fą̄hand	feangun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	fą̄hē	feangī
2nd singular	fą̄hēs	feangī
3rd singular	fą̄hē	feangī
1st plural	fą̄hēm	feangīm
2nd plural	fą̄hēþ	feangīd
3rd plural	fą̄hēn	feangīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	fą̄h
Plural	fą̄hid
	Present	Past
Participle	fą̄handī	fangan

Related terms

• *fangi
• *fangī

Descendants

• Old English: fōn
  • Middle English: fon, fangen
    • Scots: fang
    • English: fang
• Old Frisian: fā
  • Saterland Frisian: fange
  • West Frisian: fange
• Old Saxon: fāhan
  • Low German: fangen
• Old Dutch: fān
  • Middle Dutch: vâen
    • Dutch: vangen
      • Afrikaans: vang
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: fanggi
      • Negerhollands: vang, faṅ
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: fank
      • → Aukan: fanga
      • → Sranan Tongo: fanga
        • → Caribbean Javanese: fangah, mangah
    • Limburgish: vange
• Old High German: fāhan
  • Middle High German: vāhen
    • Alemannic German: faa, faahe
    • Cimbrian: vangan, bangan
    • German: fahen, fangen
    • Luxembourgish: fänken