Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bīdaną
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This Proto-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-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti, from *bʰeydʰ- (“to trust”).
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
| active voice | passive voice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | |
| 1st singular | *bīdō | *bīdaų | — | *bīdai | ? | |
| 2nd singular | *bīdizi | *bīdaiz | *bīd | *bīdazai | *bīdaizau | |
| 3rd singular | *bīdidi | *bīdai | *bīdadau | *bīdadai | *bīdaidau | |
| 1st dual | *bīdōz | *bīdaiw | — | — | — | |
| 2nd dual | *bīdadiz | *bīdaidiz | *bīdadiz | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *bīdamaz | *bīdaim | — | *bīdandai | *bīdaindau | |
| 2nd plural | *bīdid | *bīdaid | *bīdid | *bīdandai | *bīdaindau | |
| 3rd plural | *bīdandi | *bīdain | *bīdandau | *bīdandai | *bīdaindau | |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| 1st singular | *baid | *bidį̄ | ||||
| 2nd singular | *baist | *bidīz | ||||
| 3rd singular | *baid | *bidī | ||||
| 1st dual | *bidū | *bidīw | ||||
| 2nd dual | *bidudiz | *bidīdiz | ||||
| 1st plural | *bidum | *bidīm | ||||
| 2nd plural | *bidud | *bidīd | ||||
| 3rd plural | *bidun | *bidīn | ||||
| present | past | |||||
| participles | *bīdandz | *bidanaz | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *bīdan
- Old Norse: bíða
- Gothic: 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (beidan)