Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/falþan

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 Proto-Germanic *falþaną.

Verb

*falþan

1. to fold

Inflection

Strong class 7c
Infinitive	*falþan
1st sg. past	*fealþ
3rd pl. past	*fealdun
Past ptcple	*faldan
Infinitive	*falþan
Genitive infin.	*falþannjas
Dative infin.	*falþannjē
Instrum. infin.	*falþannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*falþu	*fealþ
2nd singular	*falþiʀi	*fealdī
3rd singular	*falþidi	*fealþ
1st plural	*falþum	*fealdum
2nd plural	*falþid	*fealdud
3rd plural	*falþand	*fealdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*falþē	*fealdī
2nd singular	*falþēs	*fealdī
3rd singular	*falþē	*fealdī
1st plural	*falþēm	*fealdīm
2nd plural	*falþēþ	*fealdīd
3rd plural	*falþēn	*fealdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*falþ
Plural	*falþid
	Present	Past
Participle	*falþandī	*faldan

Derived terms

• *bifalþan

Related terms

• *faldōn

Descendants

• Old English: faldan, fealdan
  • Middle English: falden, folden (merged with weak form from Proto-West Germanic *faldōn)
    • Scots: fald, fauld
    • English: fold
• Old Frisian: *falda
  • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: foolden (past participle/adjective)
  • West Frisian: fâlde (merged with weak form from Proto-West Germanic *faldōn)
• Old Saxon: faldan
  • Middle Low German: valden, volden, vōlden (merged with weak form from Proto-West Germanic *faldōn)
    • German Low German: folden, folgen, follen, folen
    • Plautdietsch: foljen
• Old Dutch: *faldan
  • Middle Dutch: vouden (merged with weak form from Proto-West Germanic *faldōn)
    • Dutch: vouwen
      • Afrikaans: vou
• Old High German: faldan, faltan — less common
  • Middle High German: valden, valten (merged with weak form from Proto-West Germanic *faldōn)
    • German: falten
    • Luxembourgish: falen