Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/framōn

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 *framōną. Equivalent to *fram (“forth, forward”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*framōn

to advance
to benefit
to be beneficial, to be of use

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*framōn
1st sg. past	*framōdā
Infinitive	*framōn
Genitive infin.	*framōnijas
Dative infin.	*framōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*framōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*framō	*framōdā
2nd singular	*framōs	framōdēs, framōdōs
3rd singular	*framōþ	framōdē, framōdā
1st plural	*framōm	*framōdum
2nd plural	*framōþ	*framōdud
3rd plural	*framōnþ	*framōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*framō	*framōdī
2nd singular	*framōs	*framōdī
3rd singular	*framō	*framōdī
1st plural	*framōm	*framōdīm
2nd plural	*framōþ	*framōdīd
3rd plural	*framōn	*framōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*framō
Plural	*framōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*framōndī	*framōd

Descendants

Old English: framian
- Middle English: framen
  - English: frame
Old Frisian: framia
Old Saxon: *framōn
- Middle Low German: vrāmen
- ⇒ Old Saxon: giframōn
Old Dutch: *framon
- Middle Dutch: vrāmen
  - Dutch: vramen (obsolete)

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