Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fūstōn

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

Etymology

From *fūsti (“fist”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*fūstōn

1. to hit with one's fist, beat
2. to take into one's fist, grasp

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*fūstōn
1st sg. past	*fūstōdā
Infinitive	*fūstōn
Genitive infin.	*fūstōnijas
Dative infin.	*fūstōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*fūstōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*fūstō	*fūstōdā
2nd singular	*fūstōs	*fūstōdēs, *fūstōdōs
3rd singular	*fūstōþ	*fūstōdē, *fūstōdā
1st plural	*fūstōm	*fūstōdum
2nd plural	*fūstōþ	*fūstōdud
3rd plural	*fūstōnþ	*fūstōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*fūstō	*fūstōdī
2nd singular	*fūstōs	*fūstōdī
3rd singular	*fūstō	*fūstōdī
1st plural	*fūstōm	*fūstōdīm
2nd plural	*fūstōþ	*fūstōdīd
3rd plural	*fūstōn	*fūstōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*fūstō
Plural	*fūstōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*fūstōndī	*fūstōd

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *fūston
  • Middle Low German: vūsten, vǖsten
• Old Dutch: *fūston
  • Middle Dutch: vuusten
    • Dutch: vuisten (dialectal)
• Old High German: fūstōn
  • Middle High German: viusten, fiusten
    • German: fausten