Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/būaną

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *būwaną, *bōwwaną

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt, from *bʰuH- (to be, grow).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbu.wɑ.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *būaną

    1. to dwell, reside

    Inflection

    Conjugation of (weak suffixless)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *būō *būaų *būai ?
    2nd singular *būizi *būaiz *bū *būazai *būaizau
    3rd singular *būidi *būai *būadau *būadai *būaidau
    1st dual *būōz *būaiw
    2nd dual *būadiz *būaidiz *būadiz
    1st plural *būamaz *būaim *būandai *būaindau
    2nd plural *būid *būaid *būid *būandai *būaindau
    3rd plural *būandi *būain *būandau *būandai *būaindau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *būdǭ *būdēdį̄
    2nd singular *būdēz *būdēdīz
    3rd singular *būdē *būdēdī
    1st dual *būdēdū *būdēdīw
    2nd dual *būdēdudiz *būdēdīdiz
    1st plural *būdēdum *būdēdīm
    2nd plural *būdēdud *būdēdīd
    3rd plural *būdēdun *būdēdīn
    present past
    participles *būandz *būdaz

    Derived terms

    • *būą
    • *būiz
    • *būô
    • *būraz
    • *būwijaną
    • *būrô
      • *gabūrô

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bōan- ~ *būan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 71