Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fanþijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Likely derived from a lost substantive *fanþ-, from Proto-Indo-European *pónth₁s, *pónteh₁s. For the noun, compare Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “sea”), Sanskrit पन्था (panthā), पथ (patha, “road, way”), Latin pōns (“bridge”). For the derived verb, compare Ancient Greek πατέω (patéō, “to tread, walk”), Sanskrit पन्थति (panthati) or पन्थयति (panthayati, “to go, move”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑn.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fanþijaną

1. to travel by foot, walk

Inflection

Conjugation of *fanþijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*fanþijō	*fanþijaų	—	*fanþijai	?
2nd singular	*fanþīsi	*fanþijais	*fanþī	*fanþijasai	*fanþijaisau
3rd singular	*fanþīþi	*fanþijai	*fanþijaþau	*fanþijaþai	*fanþijaiþau
1st dual	*fanþijōs	*fanþijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*fanþijaþiz	*fanþijaiþiz	*fanþijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*fanþijamaz	*fanþijaim	—	*fanþijanþai	*fanþijainþau
2nd plural	*fanþīþ	*fanþijaiþ	*fanþīþ	*fanþijanþai	*fanþijainþau
3rd plural	*fanþijanþi	*fanþijain	*fanþijanþau	*fanþijanþai	*fanþijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*fanþidǭ	*fanþidēdį̄
2nd singular	*fanþidēz	*fanþidēdīz
3rd singular	*fanþidē	*fanþidēdī
1st dual	*fanþidēdū	*fanþidēdīw
2nd dual	*fanþidēdudiz	*fanþidēdīdiz
1st plural	*fanþidēdum	*fanþidēdīm
2nd plural	*fanþidēdud	*fanþidēdīd
3rd plural	*fanþidēdun	*fanþidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*fanþijandz	*fanþidaz

Derived terms

• *fanþiją
• *fanþijaz
• *finnaz (possibly)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic:
  • Old English: fēþan