Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bastijan

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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 *bast (rope, fibre) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*bastijan

  1. to plait, weave
    Synonyms: *bregdan, *flehtan, *weban, *wrīþan
  2. to baste, lace, sew
    Synonyms: *hreflōn, *nāan, *siuwjan

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *bastijan
1st sg. past *bastidā
Infinitive *bastijan
Genitive infin. *bastijannjas
Dative infin. *bastijannjē
Instrum. infin. *bastijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bastiju *bastidā
2nd singular *bastisi *bastidēs, *bastidōs
3rd singular *bastiþi *bastidē, *bastidā
1st plural *bastijum *bastidum
2nd plural *bastiþ *bastidud
3rd plural *bastijanþ *bastidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bastijē *bastidī
2nd singular *bastijēs *bastidī
3rd singular *bastijē *bastidī
1st plural *bastijēm *bastidīm
2nd plural *bastijēþ *bastidīd
3rd plural *bastijēn *bastidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *basti
Plural *bastiþ
Present Past
Participle *bastijandī *bastid

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *besta
  • Old Saxon: *bestian
  • Old Dutch: *besten
  • Old High German: besten
  • Vulgar Latin: bastīre (see there for further descendants)