Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/framōną

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

Etymology

From *fram (“forth, forward”) +‎ *-ōną or *framaz (“forward, prominent”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸra.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*framōną

to advance
to benefit
to be beneficial, to be of use

Inflection

Conjugation of *framōną (weak class 2)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*framō	*framǭ	—	*framōi	?
2nd singular	*framōsi	*framōs	*framō	*framōsai	*framōsau
3rd singular	*framōþi	*framō	*framōþau	*framōþai	*framōþau
1st dual	*framōs	*framōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*framōþiz	*framōþiz	*framōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*framōmaz	*framōm	—	*framōnþai	*framōnþau
2nd plural	*framōþ	*framōþ	*framōþ	*framōnþai	*framōnþau
3rd plural	*framōnþi	*framōn	*framōnþau	*framōnþai	*framōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*framōdǭ	*framōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*framōdēz	*framōdēdīz
3rd singular	*framōdē	*framōdēdī
1st dual	*framōdēdū	*framōdēdīw
2nd dual	*framōdēdudiz	*framōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*framōdēdum	*framōdēdīm
2nd plural	*framōdēdud	*framōdēdīd
3rd plural	*framōdēdun	*framōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*framōndz	*framōdaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *framōn
- Old English: framian
  - Middle English: framen
    - English: frame
- Old Frisian: framia
- Old Saxon: *framōn
  - Middle Low German: vrāmen
  - ⇒ Old Saxon: giframōn
- Old Dutch: *framon
  - Middle Dutch: vrāmen
    - Dutch: vramen (obsolete)
Old Norse: frama