Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/billjōn

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 *bilī (cutting tool) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*billjōn

  1. to sharpen, whet
  2. to scrape, scratch
  3. to chop, hew

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *billjōn
1st sg. past *billjōdā
Infinitive *billjōn
Genitive infin. *billjōnijas
Dative infin. *billjōnijē
Instrum. infin. *billjōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *billjō *billjōdā
2nd singular *billjōs *billjōdēs, *billjōdōs
3rd singular *billjōþ *billjōdē, *billjōdā
1st plural *billjōm *billjōdum
2nd plural *billjōþ *billjōdud
3rd plural *billjōnþ *billjōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *billjō *billjōdī
2nd singular *billjōs *billjōdī
3rd singular *billjō *billjōdī
1st plural *billjōm *billjōdīm
2nd plural *billjōþ *billjōdīd
3rd plural *billjōn *billjōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *billjō
Plural *billjōþ
Present Past
Participle *billjōndī *billjōd

Descendants

  • Old English: *billian
  • Old Frisian: *billia
  • Old Saxon: *billion
  • Old Dutch: *billon
  • Old High German: *billōn
    • Middle High German: billen
    • Old High German: duruhbillōn