Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fų̄htēn

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 *fų̄ht (“wet”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*fų̄htēn

1. to be moist
2. to become moist

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*fų̄htēn
1st sg. past	*fų̄ht?dā
Infinitive	*fų̄htēn
Genitive infin.	*fų̄htēnijas
Dative infin.	*fų̄htēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*fų̄htēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*fų̄htē	*fų̄ht?dā
2nd singular	*fų̄htēs	*fų̄ht?dēs, *fų̄ht?dēs
3rd singular	*fų̄htēþ	*fų̄ht?dē, *fų̄ht?dā
1st plural	*fų̄htēm	*fų̄ht?dum
2nd plural	*fų̄htēþ	*fų̄ht?dud
3rd plural	*fų̄htēnþ	*fų̄ht?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*fų̄htē	*fų̄ht?dī
2nd singular	*fų̄htēs	*fų̄ht?dī
3rd singular	*fų̄htē	*fų̄ht?dī
1st plural	*fų̄htēm	*fų̄ht?dīm
2nd plural	*fų̄htēþ	*fų̄ht?dīd
3rd plural	*fų̄htēn	*fų̄ht?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*fų̄htē
Plural	*fų̄htēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*fų̄htēndī	*fų̄ht?d

Related terms

• *fų̄htijan

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *fūhtia
  • Saterland Frisian: fuchtje
  • West Frisian: fochtsje (in befochtsje)
• Old Saxon: fūhton
  • Middle Low German: vuchten
    • German Low German: fuchten
• Old Dutch: *fūhton
  • Middle Dutch: vuchten, vochten
    • Dutch: vochten
• Old High German: fūhtēn
  • Middle High German: vūhten, fūhten