Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frāgēn

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 *frāgu (question) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb edit

*frāgēn

  1. to ask
    Synonyms: *fraggjan, *fregnan, *friggjan

Inflection edit

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *frāgēn
1st sg. past *frāg?dā
Infinitive *frāgēn
Genitive infin. *frāgēnijas
Dative infin. *frāgēnijē
Instrum. infin. *frāgēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *frāgē *frāg?dā
2nd singular *frāgēs *frāg?dēs, *frāg?dēs
3rd singular *frāgēþ *frāg?dē, *frāg?dā
1st plural *frāgēm *frāg?dum
2nd plural *frāgēþ *frāg?dud
3rd plural *frāgēnþ *frāg?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *frāgē *frāg?dī
2nd singular *frāgēs *frāg?dī
3rd singular *frāgē *frāg?dī
1st plural *frāgēm *frāg?dīm
2nd plural *frāgēþ *frāg?dīd
3rd plural *frāgēn *frāg?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *frāgē
Plural *frāgēþ
Present Past
Participle *frāgēndī *frāg?d

Descendants edit