Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fawjaną

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑu̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *puH- (“rotten, foul”).^[1]

Verb

*fawjaną^[1]

to let it rot

Inflection

Conjugation of *fawjaną (weak class 1)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*fawjō	*fawjaų	—	*fawjai	?
2nd singular	*fawisi	*fawjais	*fawi	*fawjasai	*fawjaisau
3rd singular	*fawiþi	*fawjai	*fawjaþau	*fawjaþai	*fawjaiþau
1st dual	*fawjōs	*fawjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*fawjaþiz	*fawjaiþiz	*fawjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*fawjamaz	*fawjaim	—	*fawjanþai	*fawjainþau
2nd plural	*fawiþ	*fawjaiþ	*fawiþ	*fawjanþai	*fawjainþau
3rd plural	*fawjanþi	*fawjain	*fawjanþau	*fawjanþai	*fawjainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*fawidǭ	*fawidēdį̄
2nd singular	*fawidēz	*fawidēdīz
3rd singular	*fawidē	*fawidēdī
1st dual	*fawidēdū	*fawidēdīw
2nd dual	*fawidēdudiz	*fawidēdīdiz
1st plural	*fawidēdum	*fawidēdīm
2nd plural	*fawidēdud	*fawidēdīd
3rd plural	*fawidēdun	*fawidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*fawjandz	*fawidaz

Descendants

Old Norse: feyja
- Icelandic: feyja

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”).^[2] Cognate Latin purus.

Verb

*fawjaną^[2]

to sift

Inflection

Conjugation of *fawjaną (weak class 1)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*fawjō	*fawjaų	—	*fawjai	?
2nd singular	*fawisi	*fawjais	*fawi	*fawjasai	*fawjaisau
3rd singular	*fawiþi	*fawjai	*fawjaþau	*fawjaþai	*fawjaiþau
1st dual	*fawjōs	*fawjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*fawjaþiz	*fawjaiþiz	*fawjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*fawjamaz	*fawjaim	—	*fawjanþai	*fawjainþau
2nd plural	*fawiþ	*fawjaiþ	*fawiþ	*fawjanþai	*fawjainþau
3rd plural	*fawjanþi	*fawjain	*fawjanþau	*fawjanþai	*fawjainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*fawidǭ	*fawidēdį̄
2nd singular	*fawidēz	*fawidēdīz
3rd singular	*fawidē	*fawidēdī
1st dual	*fawidēdū	*fawidēdīw
2nd dual	*fawidēdudiz	*fawidēdīdiz
1st plural	*fawidēdum	*fawidēdīm
2nd plural	*fawidēdud	*fawidēdīd
3rd plural	*fawidēdun	*fawidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*fawjandz	*fawidaz

Descendants

Old High German: fowen, fewen
- Middle High German: vewen
  - Cimbrian: vöoban, böoban (Mezzaselva)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*faujan- 1”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*faujan- 2”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132

[Kroonen_1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*faujan- 1”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132

[Kroonen_2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*faujan- 2”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132

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