Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faþmijan

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *faþmijaną. Equivalent to *faþm (fathom, outstretched arms) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*faþmijan

  1. to fathom, to measure with outstretched arms
  2. to span

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *faþmijan
1st sg. past *faþmidā
Infinitive *faþmijan
Genitive infin. *faþmijannjas
Dative infin. *faþmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *faþmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *faþmiju *faþmidā
2nd singular *faþmisi *faþmidēs, *faþmidōs
3rd singular *faþmiþi *faþmidē, *faþmidā
1st plural *faþmijum *faþmidum
2nd plural *faþmiþ *faþmidud
3rd plural *faþmijanþ *faþmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *faþmijē *faþmidī
2nd singular *faþmijēs *faþmidī
3rd singular *faþmijē *faþmidī
1st plural *faþmijēm *faþmidīm
2nd plural *faþmijēþ *faþmidīd
3rd plural *faþmijēn *faþmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *faþmi
Plural *faþmiþ
Present Past
Participle *faþmijandī *faþmid

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *fethmian
  • Old Dutch: *fethmen