Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fastijan

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *fastijaną. Equivalent to *fastī, *fast (fixed, fast) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*fastijan

  1. to fasten

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *fastijan
1st sg. past *fastidā
Infinitive *fastijan
Genitive infin. *fastijannjas
Dative infin. *fastijannjē
Instrum. infin. *fastijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *fastiju *fastidā
2nd singular *fastisi *fastidēs, *fastidōs
3rd singular *fastiþi *fastidē, *fastidā
1st plural *fastijum *fastidum
2nd plural *fastiþ *fastidud
3rd plural *fastijanþ *fastidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fastijē *fastidī
2nd singular *fastijēs *fastidī
3rd singular *fastijē *fastidī
1st plural *fastijēm *fastidīm
2nd plural *fastijēþ *fastidīd
3rd plural *fastijēn *fastidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *fasti
Plural *fastiþ
Present Past
Participle *fastijandī *fastid

Descendants

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  • Old English: fæstan
    • English: fast
  • Old Frisian: festa
  • Old Saxon: festian
  • Old Dutch: festen
  • Old High German: festen