Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fartōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

• *fratōną

Etymology

An o-grade iterative verb to the strong verb *fertaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑr.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fartōną

1. to fart

Inflection

Conjugation of *fartōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*fartō	*fartǭ	—	*fartōi	?
2nd singular	*fartōsi	*fartōs	*fartō	*fartōsai	*fartōsau
3rd singular	*fartōþi	*fartō	*fartōþau	*fartōþai	*fartōþau
1st dual	*fartōs	*fartōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*fartōþiz	*fartōþiz	*fartōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*fartōmaz	*fartōm	—	*fartōnþai	*fartōnþau
2nd plural	*fartōþ	*fartōþ	*fartōþ	*fartōnþai	*fartōnþau
3rd plural	*fartōnþi	*fartōn	*fartōnþau	*fartōnþai	*fartōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*fartōdǭ	*fartōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*fartōdēz	*fartōdēdīz
3rd singular	*fartōdē	*fartōdēdī
1st dual	*fartōdēdū	*fartōdēdīw
2nd dual	*fartōdēdudiz	*fartōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*fartōdēdum	*fartōdēdīm
2nd plural	*fartōdēdud	*fartōdēdīd
3rd plural	*fartōdēdun	*fartōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*fartōndz	*fartōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fartōn
  • Old English: *feartian
    • Middle English: farten
      • English: fart
  • Old High German: *farzōn
    • Middle High German: varzen
      • German: farzen
      • Yiddish: פֿאַרצן (fartsn)
• Old Norse: frata (compare ragr < argr)
  • Icelandic: frata
  • Faroese: frata
  • Elfdalian: fråtå