Reconstruction:Old Dutch/bitan

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bītan.

Verb

*bītan

  1. to bite

Inflection

Conjugation of *bītan (strong class 1)
infinitive *bītan
indicative present past
1st person singular *bīto, *bīton *bēt
2nd person singular *bītis *biti
3rd person singular *bītit *bēt
1st person plural *bītun *biton
2nd person plural *bītit *bitot
3rd person plural *bītunt *biton
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *bīte *biti
2nd person singular *bītis *biti
3rd person singular *bīte *biti
1st person plural *bītin *bitin
2nd person plural *bītit *bitit
3rd person plural *bītin *bitin
imperative present
singular *bīt
plural *bītet
participle present past
*bītandi *bitan, *gibitan

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: biten
    • Dutch: bijten
      • Afrikaans: byt
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: biti
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: bet, bit
      • →? Sranan Tongo: beti
    • Limburgish: biete
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