Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bifastinōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Verb
*bifastinōn
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bifastinōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *bifastinōdā | |
| Infinitive | *bifastinōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *bifastinōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *bifastinōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bifastinōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bifastinō | *bifastinōdā |
| 2nd singular | *bifastinōs | *bifastinōdēs, *bifastinōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *bifastinōþ | *bifastinōdē, *bifastinōdā |
| 1st plural | *bifastinōm | *bifastinōdum |
| 2nd plural | *bifastinōþ | *bifastinōdud |
| 3rd plural | *bifastinōnþ | *bifastinōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bifastinō | *bifastinōdī |
| 2nd singular | *bifastinōs | *bifastinōdī |
| 3rd singular | *bifastinō | *bifastinōdī |
| 1st plural | *bifastinōm | *bifastinōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *bifastinōþ | *bifastinōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *bifastinōn | *bifastinōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bifastinō | |
| Plural | *bifastinōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bifastinōndī | *bifastinōd |
Descendants
- Old English: befæstnian
- Old Frisian: bifestnia
- Old Saxon: *bifestinōn
- Middle Low German: bevestenen
- Old High German: bifestinōn
- Middle High German: bevestenen, befestenen
- German: befestnen
- Middle High German: bevestenen, befestenen