Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fragattjan

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fragatjaną. A causative formation to the strong verb *fragetan (“to forget”).

Verb

*fragattjan

1. to make forget, to cause to forget
2. to comfort, console
3. to compensate, indemnify

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*fragattjan
1st sg. past	*fragattā
Infinitive	*fragattjan
Genitive infin.	*fragattjannjas
Dative infin.	*fragattjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*fragattjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*fragattju	*fragattā
2nd singular	*fragatisi	*fragattēs, *fragattōs
3rd singular	*fragatiþi	*fragattē, *fragattā
1st plural	*fragattjum	*fragattum
2nd plural	*fragatiþ	*fragattud
3rd plural	*fragattjanþ	*fragattun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*fragattjē	*fragattī
2nd singular	*fragattjēs	*fragattī
3rd singular	*fragattjē	*fragattī
1st plural	*fragattjēm	*fragattīm
2nd plural	*fragattjēþ	*fragattīd
3rd plural	*fragattjēn	*fragattīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*fragati
Plural	*fragatiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*fragattjandī	*fragatt

Related terms

• *uʀgattjan

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *fargettian
  • Middle Low German: vorgetten
• Old Dutch: *fargetten
  • Middle Dutch: vergetten
    • Dutch: vergetten (obsolete)
• Old High German: *firgezzen
  • Middle High German: vergetzen, fergetzen