Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bidjaną

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 *gʷʰédʰyeti, from *gʷʰedʰ- (“to ask for; beseech”), or alternatively from *bʰedʰ- (“to bend, bow”) (compare the root of *bindaną). Not, as sometimes suggested, related to *bīdaną (“to wait”).[1] More at *bedō (“a request, prayer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbið.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bidjaną[1][2][3]

  1. to make a request (of/for);
  2. (transitive, +accu) to ask (of person)
  3. (transitive, +gen) to request, ask (for something)

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 5 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bidjō *bidjaų — *bidjai ?
2nd singular *bidisi *bidjais *bidi *bidjasai *bidjaisau
3rd singular *bidiþi *bidjai *bidjaþau *bidjaþai *bidjaiþau
1st dual *bidjōs *bidjaiw — — —
2nd dual *bidjaþiz *bidjaiþiz *bidjaþiz — —
1st plural *bidjamaz *bidjaim — *bidjanþai *bidjainþau
2nd plural *bidiþ *bidjaiþ *bidiþ *bidjanþai *bidjainþau
3rd plural *bidjanþi *bidjain *bidjanþau *bidjanþai *bidjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bad *bēdį̄
2nd singular *bast *bēdīz
3rd singular *bad *bēdī
1st dual *bēdū *bēdīw
2nd dual *bēdudiz *bēdīdiz
1st plural *bēdum *bēdīm
2nd plural *bēdud *bēdīd
3rd plural *bēdun *bēdīn
present past
participles *bidjandz *bedanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bedjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀiđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
  3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “BED-JA-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 91
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