Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bīdaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti, from *bʰeydʰ- (to trust).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiː.ðɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bīdaną[1][2]

  1. to wait
  2. (+genitive) to wait for, to await

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bīdō *bīdaų *bīdai ?
2nd singular *bīdizi *bīdaiz *bīd *bīdazai *bīdaizau
3rd singular *bīdidi *bīdai *bīdadau *bīdadai *bīdaidau
1st dual *bīdōz *bīdaiw
2nd dual *bīdadiz *bīdaidiz *bīdadiz
1st plural *bīdamaz *bīdaim *bīdandai *bīdaindau
2nd plural *bīdid *bīdaid *bīdid *bīdandai *bīdaindau
3rd plural *bīdandi *bīdain *bīdandau *bīdandai *bīdaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *baid *bidį̄
2nd singular *baist *bidīz
3rd singular *baid *bidī
1st dual *bidū *bidīw
2nd dual *bidudiz *bidīdiz
1st plural *bidum *bidīm
2nd plural *bidud *bidīd
3rd plural *bidun *bidīn
present past
participles *bīdandz *bidanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bīdan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*bīdanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 46