Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bōtijan

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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 Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną. Equivalent to *bōtu (improvement, recompense) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*bōtijan

  1. to improve
  2. to compensate

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *bōtijan
1st sg. past *bōtidā
Infinitive *bōtijan
Genitive infin. *bōtijannjas
Dative infin. *bōtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *bōtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bōtiju *bōtidā
2nd singular *bōtisi *bōtidēs, *bōtidōs
3rd singular *bōtiþi *bōtidē, *bōtidā
1st plural *bōtijum *bōtidum
2nd plural *bōtiþ *bōtidud
3rd plural *bōtijanþ *bōtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bōtijē *bōtidī
2nd singular *bōtijēs *bōtidī
3rd singular *bōtijē *bōtidī
1st plural *bōtijēm *bōtidīm
2nd plural *bōtijēþ *bōtidīd
3rd plural *bōtijēn *bōtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bōti
Plural *bōtiþ
Present Past
Participle *bōtijandī *bōtid

Descendants