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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furhtijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *furhtijaną. Equivalent to *forht + *-jan (factitive) and *forhtu + *-jan (denominative).
Verb
*furhtijan
- to frighten, to make afraid
- to fear, to be afraid
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *furhtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *furhtidā | |
| Infinitive | *furhtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *furhtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *furhtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *furhtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *furhtiju | *furhtidā |
| 2nd singular | *furhtisi | *furhtidēs, *furhtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *furhtiþi | *furhtidē, *furhtidā |
| 1st plural | *furhtijum | *furhtidum |
| 2nd plural | *furhtiþ | *furhtidud |
| 3rd plural | *furhtijanþ | *furhtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *furhtijē | *furhtidī |
| 2nd singular | *furhtijēs | *furhtidī |
| 3rd singular | *furhtijē | *furhtidī |
| 1st plural | *furhtijēm | *furhtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *furhtijēþ | *furhtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *furhtijēn | *furhtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *furhti | |
| Plural | *furhtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *furhtijandī | *furhtid |
Descendants
- Old English: fyrhtan
- Old Saxon: forhtian
- Old Dutch: *forhten, *furhten
- Middle Dutch: vruchten
- Dutch: vruchten
- Middle Dutch: vruchten
- Old High German: furhten, forhten, forahten
- German: fürchten
- Luxembourgish: fäerten