Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fanþijaną
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Likely derived from a lost substantive *fanþ-, from Proto-Indo-European *pónth₁s, *pónteh₁s. For the noun, compare Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “sea”), Sanskrit पन्था (panthā), पथ (patha, “road, way”), Latin pōns (“bridge”). For the derived verb, compare Ancient Greek πατέω (patéō, “to tread, walk”), Sanskrit पन्थति (panthati) or पन्थयति (panthayati, “to go, move”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*fanþijaną
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *fanþijaną (weak class 1)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic:
- Old English: fēþan