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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fnāstōn

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 *fnāstu (gasp) + *-ōn.

Verb

*fnāstōn

  1. to gasp, wheeze, snort

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *fnāstōn
1st sg. past *fnāstōdā
Infinitive *fnāstōn
Genitive infin. *fnāstōnijas
Dative infin. *fnāstōnijē
Instrum. infin. *fnāstōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *fnāstō *fnāstōdā
2nd singular *fnāstōs *fnāstōdēs, *fnāstōdōs
3rd singular *fnāstōþ *fnāstōdē, *fnāstōdā
1st plural *fnāstōm *fnāstōdum
2nd plural *fnāstōþ *fnāstōdud
3rd plural *fnāstōnþ *fnāstōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fnāstō *fnāstōdī
2nd singular *fnāstōs *fnāstōdī
3rd singular *fnāstō *fnāstōdī
1st plural *fnāstōm *fnāstōdīm
2nd plural *fnāstōþ *fnāstōdīd
3rd plural *fnāstōn *fnāstōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *fnāstō
Plural *fnāstōþ
Present Past
Participle *fnāstōndī *fnāstōd

Alternative reconstructions

  • *fnāstijōn

Descendants

  • Old English: fnǣstian
    • Middle English: fnasten, fnesten
  • Old High German: fnāstōn
    • >? Middle High German: pfnesten, phnesten
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