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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bitōn
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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 Proto-Germanic *bitōną, equivalent to *bitō (“piece, bit, chunk”) + *-ōn.
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bitōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *bitōdā | |
| Infinitive | *bitōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *bitōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *bitōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bitōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bitō | *bitōdā |
| 2nd singular | *bitōs | *bitōdēs, *bitōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *bitōþ | *bitōdē, *bitōdā |
| 1st plural | *bitōm | *bitōdum |
| 2nd plural | *bitōþ | *bitōdud |
| 3rd plural | *bitōnþ | *bitōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bitō | *bitōdī |
| 2nd singular | *bitōs | *bitōdī |
| 3rd singular | *bitō | *bitōdī |
| 1st plural | *bitōm | *bitōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *bitōþ | *bitōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *bitōn | *bitōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bitō | |
| Plural | *bitōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bitōndī | *bitōd |
Descendants
- Old English: *bitian
- ⇒ Old English: gristbitian
- Middle English: grisbiten, grysbetten (merged with descendant of *gristbittan)
- English: gristbite
- Middle English: grisbiten, grysbetten (merged with descendant of *gristbittan)
- ⇒ Old English: gristbitian
- Old High German: *bizōn, *bizzōn
- ⇒ Old High German: inbizōn, imbizōn
- ⇒? Middle High German: durchbitzen
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