Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bitūnijan

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 *bi- +‎ *tūnijan.

Verb

*bitūnijan

  1. to enclose, put a fence around

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *bitūnijan
1st sg. past *bitūnidā
Infinitive *bitūnijan
Genitive infin. *bitūnijannjas
Dative infin. *bitūnijannjē
Instrum. infin. *bitūnijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bitūniju *bitūnidā
2nd singular *bitūnisi *bitūnidēs, *bitūnidōs
3rd singular *bitūniþi *bitūnidē, *bitūnidā
1st plural *bitūnijum *bitūnidum
2nd plural *bitūniþ *bitūnidud
3rd plural *bitūnijanþ *bitūnidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bitūnijē *bitūnidī
2nd singular *bitūnijēs *bitūnidī
3rd singular *bitūnijē *bitūnidī
1st plural *bitūnijēm *bitūnidīm
2nd plural *bitūnijēþ *bitūnidīd
3rd plural *bitūnijēn *bitūnidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bitūni
Plural *bitūniþ
Present Past
Participle *bitūnijandī *bitūnid

Descendants

  • Old English: betȳnan
    • Middle English: bitunen
  • Old Saxon: *bitūnian
    • Middle Low German: betûnen, betü̂nen
  • Old Dutch: *bitūnen
  • Old High German: bizūnen
    • Middle High German: beziunen, bezūnen
      • German: bezäunen
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