Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fagan

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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]

From Proto-Germanic *faganaz.

Adjective[edit]

*fagan[1]

  1. glad

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *fagan
Genitive *faganas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *fagan *faganu *fagan
Accusative *fagananā *faganā *fagan
Genitive *faganas *faganeʀā *faganas
Dative *faganumē *faganeʀē *faganumē
Instrumental *faganu *faganeʀu *faganu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faganē *faganō *faganu
Accusative *faganā *faganā *faganu
Genitive *faganeʀō *faganeʀō *faganeʀō
Dative *faganēm, *faganum *faganēm, *faganum *faganēm, *faganum
Instrumental *faganēm, *faganum *faganēm, *faganum *faganēm, *faganum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: fæġen
    • Middle English: fain
      • English: fain
      • Scots: fain
  • Old Saxon: fagan, fagin
  • Old High German: fagin

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 266:PWGmc *fagan