Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fragetan

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 *fra- +‎ *getan.

Verb

*fragetan

1. to lose hold of
2. to forget (i.e. to lose hold of in one's mind)

Inflection

Strong class 5
Infinitive	*fragetan
1st sg. past	*fragat
3rd pl. past	*fragātun
Past ptcple	*fragetan
Infinitive	*fragetan
Genitive infin.	*fragetannjas
Dative infin.	*fragetannjē
Instrum. infin.	*fragetannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*fragetu	*fragat
2nd singular	*fragitiʀi	*fragātī
3rd singular	*fragitidi	*fragat
1st plural	*fragetum	*fragātum
2nd plural	*fragitid	*fragātud
3rd plural	*fragetand	*fragātun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*fragetē	*fragātī
2nd singular	*fragetēs	*fragātī
3rd singular	*fragetē	*fragātī
1st plural	*fragetēm	*fragātīm
2nd plural	*fragetēþ	*fragātīd
3rd plural	*fragetēn	*fragātīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*fragit
Plural	*fragitid
	Present	Past
Participle	*fragetandī	*fragetan

Derived terms

• *fragetul

Descendants

• Old English: forġietan, forġitan, forġytan — Late West Saxon
  • Middle English: forʒeten, forʒiten, forʒuten, forgeten, forgetten, forgitten (influenced by Old Norse geta)
    • English: forget, foryete
    • Scots: forget, forgit, forgett, foirgett, foryet, foryat, furyatt
• Old Frisian: forieta, urieta
  • Saterland Frisian: ferjeete
  • West Frisian: ferjitte
• Old Saxon: fargetan
  • Middle Low German: vorgēten
    • Low German:

      German Low German:

      Altmärkisch: vergät'n

      Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch: vergeten

      Northern Low Saxon: vergäten, vergeten

      Eastphalian: vergetten

      Westphalian:

      Bentheimisch: vegetten

      Lippisch: vergätten

      Sauerländisch: vergiäten

      Westmünsterländisch: vergääten, vergetten

      • Plautdietsch: vejäten

      Dutch Low Saxon:

      Achterhoeks: vergaet'n

      Drents: vergeetn

      Gronings: vergaiten, vergett'n

      Twents: vergett'n

    • → Old Danish:
      • Danish: forgæde, forgætte
    • → Old Swedish: forgæta
      • Swedish: förgäta
• Old Dutch: fargetan
  • Middle Dutch: vergēten
    • Dutch: vergeten
      • Afrikaans: vergeet
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: frugete, furgete
      • Jersey Dutch: verxête
      • →? Aukan: fegeete
      • →? Kwinti: fregeti
      • →? Saramaccan: fèèketè
    • Limburgish: vergaete
• Old High German: firgezzan, vergezzen
  • Middle High German: vergëzzen
    • Cimbrian: vorghessan, borghessan (Mezzaselva)
    • German: vergessen
    • Luxembourgish: vergiessen
    • Yiddish: פֿאַרגעסן (fargesn)