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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

    Athematic root aorist of *bʰuH- (to be, become, grow, appear).

    Verb

    *bʰúHt (perfective)

    1. to become

    Inflection

    Perfective, athematic, active only
    3rd singular *bʰúHt
    3rd plural *?ént
    Active voice Indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *bʰúHm̥ *bʰúHoh₂ *?yéh₁m̥
    2nd singular *bʰúHs *bʰúH, *?dʰí *bʰúHesi *?yéh₁s
    3rd singular *bʰúHt *bʰúHtu *bʰúHeti *?yéh₁t
    1st dual *?wé *bʰúHowos *?ih₁wé
    2nd dual *?tóm *?tóm *bʰúHetes *?ih₁tóm
    3rd dual *?tā́m *?tā́m *bʰúHetes *?ih₁tā́m
    1st plural *?mé *bʰúHomos *?ih₁mé
    2nd plural *?té *?té *bʰúHete *?ih₁té
    3rd plural *?ént *?éntu *bʰúHonti *?ih₁ént
    Participle *?ónts

    Derived terms

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *bū́ˀtei (suppletive) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *būaną (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *HábʰuHt
    • Proto-Italic: *fūai (1sg.prf.act.ind of *ezom, *som)
      • Latin: fuī (1sg.prf.act.ind of sum) (see there for further descendants)
      • Latin: futūrus (fut.act.ptcp of sum) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN