Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fāgōn

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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *fēgōną.

Verb edit

*fāgōn

  1. to polish
  2. to clean
  3. to sweep

Inflection edit

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *fāgōn
1st sg. past *fāgōdā
Infinitive *fāgōn
Genitive infin. *fāgōnijas
Dative infin. *fāgōnijē
Instrum. infin. *fāgōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *fāgō *fāgōdā
2nd singular *fāgōs *fāgōdēs, *fāgōdōs
3rd singular *fāgōþ *fāgōdē, *fāgōdā
1st plural *fāgōm *fāgōdum
2nd plural *fāgōþ *fāgōdud
3rd plural *fāgōnþ *fāgōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fāgō *fāgōdī
2nd singular *fāgōs *fāgōdī
3rd singular *fāgō *fāgōdī
1st plural *fāgōm *fāgōdīm
2nd plural *fāgōþ *fāgōdīd
3rd plural *fāgōn *fāgōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *fāgō
Plural *fāgōþ
Present Past
Participle *fāgōndī *fāgōd

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Frisian: fēgia
  • Old Saxon: *fāgōn
  • Old Dutch: *fāgon