Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faldōn

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faldōną.

Verb

*faldōn

(intransitive) to fold up

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*faldōn
1st sg. past	*faldōdā
Infinitive	*faldōn
Genitive infin.	*faldōnijas
Dative infin.	*faldōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*faldōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*faldō	*faldōdā
2nd singular	*faldōs	faldōdēs, faldōdōs
3rd singular	*faldōþ	faldōdē, faldōdā
1st plural	*faldōm	*faldōdum
2nd plural	*faldōþ	*faldōdud
3rd plural	*faldōnþ	*faldōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*faldō	*faldōdī
2nd singular	*faldōs	*faldōdī
3rd singular	*faldō	*faldōdī
1st plural	*faldōm	*faldōdīm
2nd plural	*faldōþ	*faldōdīd
3rd plural	*faldōn	*faldōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*faldō
Plural	*faldōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*faldōndī	*faldōd

Alternative reconstructions

*falþōn

Related terms

*falþan

Descendants

Old English: *fealdian
- Middle English: falden, folden (merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *falþan)
  - English: fold
  - Scots: fald, fauld
- ⇒ Old English: befealdian
Old Frisian: *faldia
- Saterland Frisian: fooldje
- West Frisian: fâldzje
Old Saxon: *faldōn
- Middle Low German: valden, vōlden (merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *falþan)
  - German Low German: folden, follen, folen
Old Dutch: *faldon
- Middle Dutch: vouden (merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *falþan)
  - Dutch: vouwen
Old High German: faltōn, faldōn
- Middle High German: valten (merged with descendant of Proto-West Germanic *falþan)
  - German: falten