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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fragetan

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 *fra- + *getan.

Verb

*fragetan

  1. to lose hold of
  2. to forget (i.e. to lose hold of in one's mind)

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Old English: forġietan, forġitan, forġytan
    • Middle English: forʒeten, forʒiten, forʒuten, forgeten, forgetten, forgitten (influenced by Old Norse geta)
  • Old Frisian: forieta, urieta
    • Saterland Frisian: ferjeete
    • West Frisian: ferjitte
  • Old Saxon: fargetan
    • Middle Low German: vorgēten
      • Low German:
        German Low German:
        Altmärkisch: vergät'n
        Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch: vergeten
        Northern Low Saxon: vergäten, vergeten
        Eastphalian: vergetten
        Westphalian:
        Bentheimisch: vegetten
        Lippisch: vergätten
        Sauerländisch: vergiäten
        Westmünsterländisch: vergääten, vergetten
        • Plautdietsch: vejäten
        Dutch Low Saxon:
        Achterhoeks: vergaet'n
        Drents: vergeetn
        Gronings: vergaiten, vergett'n
        Twents: vergett'n
      • Old Danish:
        • Danish: forgæde, forgætte
      • Old Swedish: forgæta
  • Old Dutch: fargetan
    • Middle Dutch: vergēten
      • Dutch: vergeten
        • Afrikaans: vergeet
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: frugete, furgete
        • Jersey Dutch: verxête
        • ? Aukan: fegeete
        • ? Kwinti: fregeti
        • ? Saramaccan: fèèketè
      • Limburgish: vergaete
  • Old High German: firgezzan, vergezzen
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