Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fait

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 *faitaz.

Adjective

*fait

1. fat

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*fait
Genitive	*faitas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*fait	*faitu	*fait
Accusative	*faitanā	*faitā	*fait
Genitive	*faitas	*faiteʀā	*faitas
Dative	*faitumē	*faiteʀē	*faitumē
Instrumental	*faitu	*faiteʀu	*faitu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*faitē	*faitō	*faitu
Accusative	*faitā	*faitā	*faitu
Genitive	*faiteʀō	*faiteʀō	*faiteʀō
Dative	*faitēm, *faitum	*faitēm, *faitum	*faitēm, *faitum
Instrumental	*faitēm, *faitum	*faitēm, *faitum	*faitēm, *faitum

Derived terms

• *faitī
• *faitijan

Descendants

• Old Frisian: fat
  • Saterland Frisian: Fat
• Old Saxon: *fēt
  • Middle Low German: vēt, veet
• Old Dutch: feit, *fēt
• Old High German: *feiz
  • Middle High German: veiz
    • Cimbrian: bòas
    • German: feiß (obsolete)