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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fraetan

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *fraetaną. Equivalent to *fra- +‎ *etan (to eat).

Verb

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*fraetan

  1. to devour, eat up, consume

Inflection

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Strong class 5
Infinitive *fraetan
1st sg. past *frat
3rd pl. past *frātun
Past ptcple *fraetan
Infinitive *fraetan
Genitive infin. *fraetannjas
Dative infin. *fraetannjē
Instrum. infin. *fraetannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *fraetu *frat
2nd singular *fraitiʀi *frātī
3rd singular *fraitidi *frat
1st plural *fraetum *frātum
2nd plural *fraitid *frātud
3rd plural *fraetand *frātun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fraetē *frātī
2nd singular *fraetēs *frātī
3rd singular *fraetē *frātī
1st plural *fraetēm *frātīm
2nd plural *fraetēþ *frātīd
3rd plural *fraetēn *frātīn
Imperative Present
Singular *frait
Plural *fraitid
Present Past
Participle *fraetandī *fraetan

Descendants

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