Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fegōn

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An ablaut variant of Proto-West Germanic *fāgōn, could go back to a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *fegōną, but is only attested in West-Germanic.

Verb[edit]

*fegōn

  1. to polish
  2. to clean, sweep up

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *fegōn
1st sg. past *fegōdā
Infinitive *fegōn
Genitive infin. *fegōnijas
Dative infin. *fegōnijē
Instrum. infin. *fegōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *fegō *fegōdā
2nd singular *fegōs *fegōdēs, *fegōdōs
3rd singular *fegōþ *fegōdē, *fegōdā
1st plural *fegōm *fegōdum
2nd plural *fegōþ *fegōdud
3rd plural *fegōnþ *fegōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fegō *fegōdī
2nd singular *fegōs *fegōdī
3rd singular *fegō *fegōdī
1st plural *fegōm *fegōdīm
2nd plural *fegōþ *fegōdīd
3rd plural *fegōn *fegōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *fegō
Plural *fegōþ
Present Past
Participle *fegōndī *fegōd

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: fegōn
  • Old Dutch: *fegon
  • Old High German: fegōn