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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bittjan
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Uncertain, likely from *biti (“bite”) + *-jan, with the semantic development: "to bite" > "to grind one's teeth" > "to moan".
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bittjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bittā | |
| Infinitive | *bittjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bittjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bittjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bittjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bittju | *bittā |
| 2nd singular | *bitisi | *bittēs, *bittōs |
| 3rd singular | *bitiþi | *bittē, *bittā |
| 1st plural | *bittjum | *bittum |
| 2nd plural | *bitiþ | *bittud |
| 3rd plural | *bittjanþ | *bittun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bittjē | *bittī |
| 2nd singular | *bittjēs | *bittī |
| 3rd singular | *bittjē | *bittī |
| 1st plural | *bittjēm | *bittīm |
| 2nd plural | *bittjēþ | *bittīd |
| 3rd plural | *bittjēn | *bittīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *biti | |
| Plural | *bitiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bittjandī | *bitt |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old Dutch: bitten
- Old High German: bizzen
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