Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bidōną

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 *bidą (waiting, biding) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ðɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bidōną[1]

  1. to wait
  2. to remain

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bidō *bidǭ *bidōi ?
2nd singular *bidōsi *bidōs *bidō *bidōsai *bidōsau
3rd singular *bidōþi *bidō *bidōþau *bidōþai *bidōþau
1st dual *bidōs *bidōw
2nd dual *bidōþiz *bidōþiz *bidōþiz
1st plural *bidōmaz *bidōm *bidōnþai *bidōnþau
2nd plural *bidōþ *bidōþ *bidōþ *bidōnþai *bidōnþau
3rd plural *bidōnþi *bidōn *bidōnþau *bidōnþai *bidōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bidōdǭ *bidōdēdį̄
2nd singular *bidōdēz *bidōdēdīz
3rd singular *bidōdē *bidōdēdī
1st dual *bidōdēdū *bidōdēdīw
2nd dual *bidōdēdudiz *bidōdēdīdiz
1st plural *bidōdēdum *bidōdēdīm
2nd plural *bidōdēdud *bidōdēdīd
3rd plural *bidōdēdun *bidōdēdīn
present past
participles *bidōndz *bidōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bidōn
    • Old English: *bidian
      • Old English: andbidian
      • Old English: ġēanbidian
      • Old English: ġebidian
      • Old English: onbidian
    • Old Frisian: bidia
      • North Frisian: bida
      • West Frisian: biidzje
    • Old Saxon: bidōn, bīdōn
  • Old Norse: biða

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*biđōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45