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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/felhan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *felhaną.
Verb
*felhan
- to push in
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *felhan | |
| 1st sg. past | *falh | |
| 3rd pl. past | *fulgun | |
| Past ptcple | *folgan | |
| Infinitive | *felhan | |
| Genitive infin. | *felhannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *felhannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *felhannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *felhu | *falh |
| 2nd singular | *filhiʀi | *fulgī |
| 3rd singular | *filhidi | *falh |
| 1st plural | *felhum | *fulgum |
| 2nd plural | *filhid | *fulgud |
| 3rd plural | *felhand | *fulgun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *felhē | *fulgī |
| 2nd singular | *felhēs | *fulgī |
| 3rd singular | *felhē | *fulgī |
| 1st plural | *felhēm | *fulgīm |
| 2nd plural | *felhēþ | *fulgīd |
| 3rd plural | *felhēn | *fulgīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *felh | |
| Plural | *filhid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *felhandī | *folgan |
Descendants
- Old English: fēolan
- Middle English: felen
- English: feal (“to hide”)
- Middle English: felen
- Old Frisian: fela
- Old Saxon: felhan
- Middle Low German: vēlen
- Old Dutch: *felan
- Middle Dutch: vēlen
- Dutch: velen
- Middle Dutch: vēlen
- Old High German: felahan, felhan
- Middle High German: felhen, velhen