Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/baitijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baitijaną.

Verb

*baitijan[1]

  1. to make bite
  2. to make graze
  3. to restrain, to rein in, to bridle

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *baitijan
1st sg. past *baitidā
Infinitive *baitijan
Genitive infin. *baitijannjas
Dative infin. *baitijannjē
Instrum. infin. *baitijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *baitiju *baitidā
2nd singular *baitisi *baitidēs, *baitidōs
3rd singular *baitiþi *baitidē, *baitidā
1st plural *baitijum *baitidum
2nd plural *baitiþ *baitidud
3rd plural *baitijanþ *baitidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *baitijē *baitidī
2nd singular *baitijēs *baitidī
3rd singular *baitijē *baitidī
1st plural *baitijēm *baitidīm
2nd plural *baitijēþ *baitidīd
3rd plural *baitijēn *baitidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *baiti
Plural *baitiþ
Present Past
Participle *baitijandī *baitid

Descendants

  • Old English: bǣtan
  • Old Dutch: *bēten
  • Old Saxon: *bētian
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: undbētian
    • Middle Low German: bêten
  • Old High German: beizen
  • →? Old French: beter

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*baitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 33
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