Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bijihtijan

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

Derived from *bi- +‎ *jihtijan.

Verb

*bijihtijan

  1. to confess
Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *bijihtijan
1st sg. past *bijihtidā
Infinitive *bijihtijan
Genitive infin. *bijihtijannjas
Dative infin. *bijihtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *bijihtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bijihtiju *bijihtidā
2nd singular *bijihtisi *bijihtidēs, *bijihtidōs
3rd singular *bijihtiþi *bijihtidē, *bijihtidā
1st plural *bijihtijum *bijihtidum
2nd plural *bijihtiþ *bijihtidud
3rd plural *bijihtijanþ *bijihtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bijihtijē *bijihtidī
2nd singular *bijihtijēs *bijihtidī
3rd singular *bijihtijē *bijihtidī
1st plural *bijihtijēm *bijihtidīm
2nd plural *bijihtijēþ *bijihtidīd
3rd plural *bijihtijēn *bijihtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bijihti
Plural *bijihtiþ
Present Past
Participle *bijihtijandī *bijihtid
Descendants
  • Old Frisian: bijechta, biechta (also bijechtia)
    • Saterland Frisian: bichtje
    • West Frisian: bychtsje
  • Old Saxon: *bigihtian
    • Middle Low German: begichten
      • German Low German: bichten
  • Old Dutch: *bijichten
  • Old High German: *bigihten, *bījihten
    • Middle High German: begihten, bīhten
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