Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flaihaną

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

Alternative forms

• *þlaihaną (early)

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to *flaihaz (“insidious, deceitful”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸlɑi̯.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*flaihaną

1. to comfort, entreat
2. to fondle, caress

Inflection

Conjugation of *flaihaną (strong class 7a)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*flaihō	*flaihaų	—	*flaihai	?
2nd singular	*flaihizi	*flaihaiz	*flaih	*flaihazai	*flaihaizau
3rd singular	*flaihidi	*flaihai	*flaihadau	*flaihadai	*flaihaidau
1st dual	*flaihōz	*flaihaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*flaihadiz	*flaihaidiz	*flaihadiz	—	—
1st plural	*flaihamaz	*flaihaim	—	*flaihandai	*flaihaindau
2nd plural	*flaihid	*flaihaid	*flaihid	*flaihandai	*flaihaindau
3rd plural	*flaihandi	*flaihain	*flaihandau	*flaihandai	*flaihaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*feflaih	*feflaihį̄
2nd singular	*feflaiht	*feflaihīz
3rd singular	*feflaih	*feflaihī
1st dual	*feflaihū	*feflaihīw
2nd dual	*feflaihudiz	*feflaihīdiz
1st plural	*feflaihum	*feflaihīm
2nd plural	*feflaihud	*feflaihīd
3rd plural	*feflaihun	*feflaihīn
	present	past
participles	*flaihandz	*flaihanaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *flaihan
  • Old Saxon: *flēhan
    • Middle Low German: vlên
  • Old Dutch: *flēn
    • Middle Dutch: vlêen
  • Old High German: flēhan
    • Middle High German: flēhen
      • German: flehen
• Gothic: *𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (*þlaihan)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gaþlaihan)