Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagāną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“joyfull, pretty”), closely related to the strong verb *fehaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑɣɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fagāną

1. to enjoy
2. to use

Inflection

Conjugation of *fagāną (weak class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*fagō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*fagaisi	?	*fagai	*fagāsai	?
3rd singular	*fagaiþi	?	*fagāþau	*fagāþai	?
1st dual	*fagōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*fagāþiz	?	*fagāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*fagāmaz	?	—	*fagānþai	?
2nd plural	*fagaiþ	?	*fagaiþ	*fagānþai	?
3rd plural	*fagānþi	?	*fagānþau	*fagānþai	?
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*fagadǭ	*fagadēdį̄
2nd singular	*fagadēz	*fagadēdīz
3rd singular	*fagadē	*fagadēdī
1st dual	*fagadēdū	*fagadēdīw
2nd dual	*fagadēdudiz	*fagadēdīdiz
1st plural	*fagadēdum	*fagadēdīm
2nd plural	*fagadēdud	*fagadēdīd
3rd plural	*fagadēdun	*fagadēdīn
	present	past
participles	*fagāndz	*fagadaz

Related terms

• *fagjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fagēn
  • Old English: *fagian
    • Middle English: fagen
  • Old Frisian: fagia
  • Old Saxon: *fagōn
    • >? Middle Low German: fagen, vagen (to make use of the land)
  • Old High German: fagēn, fagōn
    • >? Middle High German: fagen, fagen (to be obedient)
• Gothic: *𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (*fahān)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌸𐍃 (fahēþs)