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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bidōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *bidą (“waiting, biding”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ðɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bidōną[1]

  1. to wait
  2. to remain

Inflection
Conjugation of *bidōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bidō*bidǭ—*bidōi ?
2nd singular *bidōsi*bidōs*bidō*bidōsai*bidōsau
3rd singular *bidōþi*bidō*bidōþau*bidōþai*bidōþau
1st dual *bidōs*bidōw———
2nd dual *bidōþiz*bidōþiz*bidōþiz——
1st plural *bidōmaz*bidōm—*bidōnþai*bidōnþau
2nd plural *bidōþ*bidōþ*bidōþ*bidōnþai*bidōnþau
3rd plural *bidōnþi*bidōn*bidōnþau*bidōnþai*bidōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bidōdǭ*bidōdēdį̄
2nd singular *bidōdēz*bidōdēdīz
3rd singular *bidōdē*bidōdēdī
1st dual *bidōdēdū*bidōdēdīw
2nd dual *bidōdēdudiz*bidōdēdīdiz
1st plural *bidōdēdum*bidōdēdīm
2nd plural *bidōdēdud*bidōdēdīd
3rd plural *bidōdēdun*bidōdēdīn
present past
participles *bidōndz*bidōdaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *bidōn
    • Old English: bidian
    • Old Frisian: bidia
    • Old Saxon: bidōn
  • Old Norse: biða

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*biđōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
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