Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fōrijan

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

From Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną.

Verb

*fōrijan

to lead, to bring

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*fōrijan
1st sg. past	*fōridā
Infinitive	*fōrijan
Genitive infin.	*fōrijannjas
Dative infin.	*fōrijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*fōrijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*fōriju	*fōridā
2nd singular	*fōrisi	fōridēs, fōridōs
3rd singular	*fōriþi	fōridē, fōridā
1st plural	*fōrijum	*fōridum
2nd plural	*fōriþ	*fōridud
3rd plural	*fōrijanþ	*fōridun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*fōrijē	*fōridī
2nd singular	*fōrijēs	*fōridī
3rd singular	*fōrijē	*fōridī
1st plural	*fōrijēm	*fōridīm
2nd plural	*fōrijēþ	*fōridīd
3rd plural	*fōrijēn	*fōridīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*fōri
Plural	*fōriþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*fōrijandī	*fōrid

Related terms

*faran

Descendants

Old English: fēran
- Middle English: feren, fearen (merged with descendant of Old English faran)
Old Frisian: fēra
- Saterland Frisian: fiere
- West Frisian: fiere
Old Saxon: fōrian
- Middle Low German: vôren, vuren
  - German Low German: föhren
Old Dutch: fuoren
- Middle Dutch: voeren, voren, vuren, vueren
  - Dutch: voeren
    - Afrikaans: voer
  - Limburgish: veure
Old High German: fuoren
- Middle High German: vüeren
  - Bavarian: fian
    - Cimbrian: vüuran, büuran
  - Central Franconian: führe, fiehre
    - Luxembourgish: féieren
  - German: führen
  - Yiddish: פֿירן‎ (firn)