Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frafalskōn

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.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

from *fra- +‎ *falskōn.

Verb

*frafalskōn

1. to falsify, counterfeit

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*frafalskōn
1st sg. past	*frafalskōdā
Infinitive	*frafalskōn
Genitive infin.	*frafalskōnijas
Dative infin.	*frafalskōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*frafalskōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*frafalskō	*frafalskōdā
2nd singular	*frafalskōs	*frafalskōdēs, *frafalskōdōs
3rd singular	*frafalskōþ	*frafalskōdē, *frafalskōdā
1st plural	*frafalskōm	*frafalskōdum
2nd plural	*frafalskōþ	*frafalskōdud
3rd plural	*frafalskōnþ	*frafalskōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*frafalskō	*frafalskōdī
2nd singular	*frafalskōs	*frafalskōdī
3rd singular	*frafalskō	*frafalskōdī
1st plural	*frafalskōm	*frafalskōdīm
2nd plural	*frafalskōþ	*frafalskōdīd
3rd plural	*frafalskōn	*frafalskōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*frafalskō
Plural	*frafalskōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*frafalskōndī	*frafalskōd

Descendants

• Old Frisian: forfalskia
  • West Frisian: ferfalskje
• Old Saxon: *farfalskōn
  • Middle Low German: vörvelschen, vorvelschen, vorvalschen
    • → Danish: forfalske
    • → Swedish: förfalska
• Old Dutch:
  • Middle Dutch: vervalschen ([1370-1378], or derived from valsch)
    • Dutch: vervalsen
• Old High German: *farfalskōn
  • Middle High German: vörvelschen, vorvelschen, vorvalschen
    • German: verfälschen
    • Luxembourgish: verfälschen