Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/būwijaną

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

Etymology

    Related to *būaną (“to dwell”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbuː.wi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *būwijaną

    1. to settle, to inhabit

    Inflection

    Conjugation of (weak class 1)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *būwijō *būwijaų — *būwijai ?
    2nd singular *būwīsi *būwijais *būwī *būwijasai *būwijaisau
    3rd singular *būwīþi *būwijai *būwijaþau *būwijaþai *būwijaiþau
    1st dual *būwijōs *būwijaiw — — —
    2nd dual *būwijaþiz *būwijaiþiz *būwijaþiz — —
    1st plural *būwijamaz *būwijaim — *būwijanþai *būwijainþau
    2nd plural *būwīþ *būwijaiþ *būwīþ *būwijanþai *būwijainþau
    3rd plural *būwijanþi *būwijain *būwijanþau *būwijanþai *būwijainþau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *būwidǭ *būwidēdį̄
    2nd singular *būwidēz *būwidēdīz
    3rd singular *būwidē *būwidēdī
    1st dual *būwidēdū *būwidēdīw
    2nd dual *būwidēdudiz *būwidēdīdiz
    1st plural *būwidēdum *būwidēdīm
    2nd plural *būwidēdud *būwidēdīd
    3rd plural *būwidēdun *būwidēdīn
    present past
    participles *būwijandz *būwidaz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *būwijan
    • Old Norse: byggja, byggva (if not from *būwāną instead)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*bōwwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 53
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