Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaframmjan

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 *ga- +‎ *frammjan.

Verb edit

*gaframmjan[1]

  1. to promote, to further

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *gaframmjan
1st sg. past *gaframidā
Infinitive *gaframmjan
Genitive infin. *gaframmjannjas
Dative infin. *gaframmjannjē
Instrum. infin. *gaframmjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gaframmju *gaframidā
2nd singular *gaframisi *gaframidēs, *gaframidōs
3rd singular *gaframiþi *gaframidē, *gaframidā
1st plural *gaframmjum *gaframidum
2nd plural *gaframiþ *gaframidud
3rd plural *gaframmjanþ *gaframidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gaframmjē *gaframidī
2nd singular *gaframmjēs *gaframidī
3rd singular *gaframmjē *gaframidī
1st plural *gaframmjēm *gaframidīm
2nd plural *gaframmjēþ *gaframidīd
3rd plural *gaframmjēn *gaframidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gaframi
Plural *gaframiþ
Present Past
Participle *gaframmjandī *gaframid

Descendants edit

  • Old English: ġefremman
  • Old High German: gifremmen

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229:PWGmc *gaframʲmʲan, *gaframiþi