Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faþmijan
 |
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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *faþmijaną. Equivalent to *faþm (“fathom, outstretched arms”) + *-jan.
Verb
[edit]*faþmijan
- to fathom, to measure with outstretched arms
- to span
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *faþmijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *faþmidā | |
| Infinitive | *faþmijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *faþmijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *faþmijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *faþmijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *faþmiju | *faþmidā |
| 2nd singular | *faþmisi | *faþmidēs, *faþmidōs |
| 3rd singular | *faþmiþi | *faþmidē, *faþmidā |
| 1st plural | *faþmijum | *faþmidum |
| 2nd plural | *faþmiþ | *faþmidud |
| 3rd plural | *faþmijanþ | *faþmidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *faþmijē | *faþmidī |
| 2nd singular | *faþmijēs | *faþmidī |
| 3rd singular | *faþmijē | *faþmidī |
| 1st plural | *faþmijēm | *faþmidīm |
| 2nd plural | *faþmijēþ | *faþmidīd |
| 3rd plural | *faþmijēn | *faþmidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *faþmi | |
| Plural | *faþmiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *faþmijandī | *faþmid |