Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bastijan

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

to plait, weave
Synonyms: *bregdan, *flehtan, *weban, *wrīþan
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
- West Frisian: beste
Old Saxon: *bestian
- Middle Low German: besten
Old Dutch: *besten
- Middle Dutch: besten
Old High German: besten
- Middle High German: besten
  - ⇒ Middle High German: *besteln
    - German: basteln, besteln
→ Vulgar Latin: bastīre (see there for further descendants)

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