From Middle Dutch betamen, from tamen (“to behove, befit”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tamōną, though exact cognates are lacking. Other Germanic languages have cognates with -e- or -i-: Old High German zeman (German ziemen), Old Saxon teman, Old Frisian timia, Old English temian (English beteem). However, the -a- is also found in tamelijk.
betamen
| Conjugation of betamen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | betamen | |||
| past singular | betaamde | |||
| past participle | betaamd | |||
| infinitive | betamen | |||
| gerund | betamen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | betaam | betaamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | betaamt, betaam2 | betaamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | betaamt | betaamde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | betaamt | betaamde | ||
| 3rd person singular | betaamt | betaamde | ||
| plural | betamen | betaamden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | betame | betaamde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | betamen | betaamden | ||
| imperative sing. | betaam | |||
| imperative plur.1 | betaamt | |||
| participles | betamend | betaamd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||