Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balþijan
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *balþijaną.
Verb
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *balþijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *balþidā | |
| Infinitive | *balþijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *balþijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *balþijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *balþijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *balþiju | *balþidā |
| 2nd singular | *balþisi | *balþidēs, *balþidōs |
| 3rd singular | *balþiþi | *balþidē, *balþidā |
| 1st plural | *balþijum | *balþidum |
| 2nd plural | *balþiþ | *balþidud |
| 3rd plural | *balþijanþ | *balþidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *balþijē | *balþidī |
| 2nd singular | *balþijēs | *balþidī |
| 3rd singular | *balþijē | *balþidī |
| 1st plural | *balþijēm | *balþidīm |
| 2nd plural | *balþijēþ | *balþidīd |
| 3rd plural | *balþijēn | *balþidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *balþi | |
| Plural | *balþiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *balþijandī | *balþid |
Descendants
- Old English: bieldan, byldan, bildan — Late West Saxon
- Old Saxon: beldian
- Old High German: belden
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*balþ/da-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 50: “*balþjan-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*balþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34