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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fōdijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Causative derived from a lost strong verb *faþaną, from pre-Germanic *ph₂t- a zero-grade present form of Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“protect, guard, graze, feed”) extended with *-t-. Compare Ancient Greek πατέομαι (patéomai, “to eat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɔː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fōdijaną[1][2]

  1. to feed
  2. to give birth

Inflection
Conjugation of *fōdijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fōdijō*fōdijaų—*fōdijai ?
2nd singular *fōdīsi*fōdijais*fōdī*fōdijasai*fōdijaisau
3rd singular *fōdīþi*fōdijai*fōdijaþau*fōdijaþai*fōdijaiþau
1st dual *fōdijōs*fōdijaiw———
2nd dual *fōdijaþiz*fōdijaiþiz*fōdijaþiz——
1st plural *fōdijamaz*fōdijaim—*fōdijanþai*fōdijainþau
2nd plural *fōdīþ*fōdijaiþ*fōdīþ*fōdijanþai*fōdijainþau
3rd plural *fōdijanþi*fōdijain*fōdijanþau*fōdijanþai*fōdijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fōdidǭ*fōdidēdį̄
2nd singular *fōdidēz*fōdidēdīz
3rd singular *fōdidē*fōdidēdī
1st dual *fōdidēdū*fōdidēdīw
2nd dual *fōdidēdudiz*fōdidēdīdiz
1st plural *fōdidēdum*fōdidēdīm
2nd plural *fōdidēdud*fōdidēdīd
3rd plural *fōdidēdun*fōdidēdīn
present past
participles *fōdijandz*fōdidaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*fōdjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 150
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*fōđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
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