Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baitijaną
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *bītaną (“to bite”) + *-janą. The meaning to restrain most likely developed from making horses bite down on a piece of metal connected to the reins that were used to direct the animal.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑi̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/
Verb
*baitijaną[1]
Inflection
| active voice | passive voice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | |
| 1st singular | *baitijō | *baitijaų | — | *baitijai | ? | |
| 2nd singular | *baitīsi | *baitijais | *baitī | *baitijasai | *baitijaisau | |
| 3rd singular | *baitīþi | *baitijai | *baitijaþau | *baitijaþai | *baitijaiþau | |
| 1st dual | *baitijōs | *baitijaiw | — | — | — | |
| 2nd dual | *baitijaþiz | *baitijaiþiz | *baitijaþiz | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *baitijamaz | *baitijaim | — | *baitijanþai | *baitijainþau | |
| 2nd plural | *baitīþ | *baitijaiþ | *baitīþ | *baitijanþai | *baitijainþau | |
| 3rd plural | *baitijanþi | *baitijain | *baitijanþau | *baitijanþai | *baitijainþau | |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| 1st singular | *baitidǭ | *baitidēdį̄ | ||||
| 2nd singular | *baitidēz | *baitidēdīz | ||||
| 3rd singular | *baitidē | *baitidēdī | ||||
| 1st dual | *baitidēdū | *baitidēdīw | ||||
| 2nd dual | *baitidēdudiz | *baitidēdīdiz | ||||
| 1st plural | *baitidēdum | *baitidēdīm | ||||
| 2nd plural | *baitidēdud | *baitidēdīd | ||||
| 3rd plural | *baitidēdun | *baitidēdīn | ||||
| present | past | |||||
| participles | *baitijandz | *baitidaz | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *baitijan
- Old Norse: beita