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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/farwijan

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 *faru (colour) + *-jan.

Verb

*farwijan

  1. to colour
  2. to paint

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *farwijan
1st sg. past *farwidā
Infinitive *farwijan
Genitive infin. *farwijannjas
Dative infin. *farwijannjē
Instrum. infin. *farwijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *farwiju *farwidā
2nd singular *farwisi *farwidēs, *farwidōs
3rd singular *farwiþi *farwidē, *farwidā
1st plural *farwijum *farwidum
2nd plural *farwiþ *farwidud
3rd plural *farwijanþ *farwidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *farwijē *farwidī
2nd singular *farwijēs *farwidī
3rd singular *farwijē *farwidī
1st plural *farwijēm *farwidīm
2nd plural *farwijēþ *farwidīd
3rd plural *farwijēn *farwidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *farwi
Plural *farwiþ
Present Past
Participle *farwijandī *farwid

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *ferwa
  • Old Saxon: *ferwian
    • Middle Low German: ferwen
  • Old Dutch: *ferwen
  • Old High German: farwen, farawen
    • Middle High German: ferwen, verwen, ferben
    • Old High German: gifarwit
      • ? Old French: fart m, farde f
        • Middle French: fard
          • French: fard (see there for further descendants)
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