Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fanþijaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editLikely 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
editVerb
edit*fanþijaną
Inflection
editConjugation of *fanþijaną (weak class 1)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic:
- Old English: fēþan