Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bihōfōn

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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 *bihōf (need, necessity) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*bihōfōn

  1. to need, require

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *bihōfōn
1st sg. past *bihōfōdā
Infinitive *bihōfōn
Genitive infin. *bihōfōnijas
Dative infin. *bihōfōnijē
Instrum. infin. *bihōfōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bihōfō *bihōfōdā
2nd singular *bihōfōs *bihōfōdēs, *bihōfōdōs
3rd singular *bihōfōþ *bihōfōdē, *bihōfōdā
1st plural *bihōfōm *bihōfōdum
2nd plural *bihōfōþ *bihōfōdud
3rd plural *bihōfōnþ *bihōfōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bihōfō *bihōfōdī
2nd singular *bihōfōs *bihōfōdī
3rd singular *bihōfō *bihōfōdī
1st plural *bihōfōm *bihōfōdīm
2nd plural *bihōfōþ *bihōfōdīd
3rd plural *bihōfōn *bihōfōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bihōfō
Plural *bihōfōþ
Present Past
Participle *bihōfōndī *bihōfōd

Descendants