Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frastandan
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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
Etymology edit
From *fra- + *standan (“to stand”).
Verb edit
*frastandan
- to oppose
- to understand
Inflection edit
| Strong class 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *frastandan | |
| 1st sg. past | *frastōnd | |
| 3rd pl. past | *frastōndun | |
| Past ptcple | *frastandan | |
| Infinitive | *frastandan | |
| Genitive infin. | *frastandannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *frastandannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *frastandannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *frastandu | *frastōnd |
| 2nd singular | *frastandiʀi | *frastōndī |
| 3rd singular | *frastandidi | *frastōnd |
| 1st plural | *frastandum | *frastōndum |
| 2nd plural | *frastandid | *frastōndud |
| 3rd plural | *frastandand | *frastōndun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *frastandē | *frastōndī |
| 2nd singular | *frastandēs | *frastōndī |
| 3rd singular | *frastandē | *frastōndī |
| 1st plural | *frastandēm | *frastōndīm |
| 2nd plural | *frastandēþ | *frastōndīd |
| 3rd plural | *frastandēn | *frastōndīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *frastand | |
| Plural | *frastandid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *frastandandī | *frastandan |
Descendants edit
- Old English: forstandan
- Middle English: forstanden
- Old Frisian: forstanda, forstonda
- Saterland Frisian: ferstounde
- Old Saxon: farstandan
- Middle Low German: vörstenden
- Old High German: firstantan