Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fį̄hlōn

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 Proto-Germanic *finhlōną.

Verb

*fį̄hlōn

1. to file, polish

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*fį̄hlōn
1st sg. past	*fį̄hlōdā
Infinitive	*fį̄hlōn
Genitive infin.	*fį̄hlōnijas
Dative infin.	*fį̄hlōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*fį̄hlōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*fį̄hlō	*fį̄hlōdā
2nd singular	*fį̄hlōs	*fį̄hlōdēs, *fį̄hlōdōs
3rd singular	*fį̄hlōþ	*fį̄hlōdē, *fį̄hlōdā
1st plural	*fį̄hlōm	*fį̄hlōdum
2nd plural	*fį̄hlōþ	*fį̄hlōdud
3rd plural	*fį̄hlōnþ	*fį̄hlōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*fį̄hlō	*fį̄hlōdī
2nd singular	*fį̄hlōs	*fį̄hlōdī
3rd singular	*fį̄hlō	*fį̄hlōdī
1st plural	*fį̄hlōm	*fį̄hlōdīm
2nd plural	*fį̄hlōþ	*fį̄hlōdīd
3rd plural	*fį̄hlōn	*fį̄hlōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*fį̄hlō
Plural	*fį̄hlōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*fį̄hlōndī	*fį̄hlōd

Alternative reconstructions

• *finhalōn, *finhilōn

Descendants

• Old English: fīlian
  • Middle English: filen
    • English: file
• Old Frisian: *fīlia
  • West Frisian: fylje
• Old Saxon: fīlon
  • Middle Low German: vīlen
• Old Dutch: *fīlon
  • Middle Dutch: vilen
    • Dutch: vijlen
      • Afrikaans: vyl
• Old High German: fīlōn, fīhalōn, fīgilōn
  • Middle High German: vīlen, vīhelen, fīlen
    • German: feilen