Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fōstrōn

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 *fōstrōną. Equivalent to *fōstr (“fostering”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*fōstrōn

to foster, nurture

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*fōstrōn
1st sg. past	*fōstrōdā
Infinitive	*fōstrōn
Genitive infin.	*fōstrōnijas
Dative infin.	*fōstrōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*fōstrōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*fōstrō	*fōstrōdā
2nd singular	*fōstrōs	fōstrōdēs, fōstrōdōs
3rd singular	*fōstrōþ	fōstrōdē, fōstrōdā
1st plural	*fōstrōm	*fōstrōdum
2nd plural	*fōstrōþ	*fōstrōdud
3rd plural	*fōstrōnþ	*fōstrōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*fōstrō	*fōstrōdī
2nd singular	*fōstrōs	*fōstrōdī
3rd singular	*fōstrō	*fōstrōdī
1st plural	*fōstrōm	*fōstrōdīm
2nd plural	*fōstrōþ	*fōstrōdīd
3rd plural	*fōstrōn	*fōstrōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*fōstrō
Plural	*fōstrōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*fōstrōndī	*fōstrōd

Descendants

Old English: fōstrian
- Middle English: fostren
  - English: foster
Old Dutch: *fuosteron
- Middle Dutch: voesteren
  - Dutch: voedsteren, voesteren

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