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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fastēn

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 *fastāną. Equivalent to *fast (fixed, fast) + *-ēn.

Verb

*fastēn

  1. to fast, to abstain from food and/or drink

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *fastēn
1st sg. past *fast?dā
Infinitive *fastēn
Genitive infin. *fastēnijas
Dative infin. *fastēnijē
Instrum. infin. *fastēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *fastē *fast?dā
2nd singular *fastēs *fast?dēs, *fast?dēs
3rd singular *fastēþ *fast?dē, *fast?dā
1st plural *fastēm *fast?dum
2nd plural *fastēþ *fast?dud
3rd plural *fastēnþ *fast?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fastē *fast?dī
2nd singular *fastēs *fast?dī
3rd singular *fastē *fast?dī
1st plural *fastēm *fast?dīm
2nd plural *fastēþ *fast?dīd
3rd plural *fastēn *fast?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *fastē
Plural *fastēþ
Present Past
Participle *fastēndī *fast?d

Descendants

  • Old English: festia
  • Old Saxon: *fastōn
  • Old Dutch: *faston
  • Old High German: fastēn
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