Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/batnaną

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 *bataz (“good”) +‎ *-naną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑt.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*batnaną

  1. to get better

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 4)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *batnō *batnaų — — —
2nd singular *batnōsi *batnais *batnō — —
3rd singular *batnōþi *batnai *batnōþau — —
1st dual *batnōs *batnaiw — — —
2nd dual *batnaþiz *batnaiþiz *batnaþiz — —
1st plural *batnamaz *batnaim — — —
2nd plural *batnaþ *batnaiþ *batnaþ — —
3rd plural *batnanþi *batnain *batnanþau — —
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *batnōdǭ *batnōdēdį̄
2nd singular *batnōdēz *batnōdēdīz
3rd singular *batnōdē *batnōdēdī
1st dual *batnōdēdū *batnōdēdīw
2nd dual *batnōdēdudiz *batnōdēdīdiz
1st plural *batnōdēdum *batnōdēdīm
2nd plural *batnōdēdud *batnōdēdīd
3rd plural *batnōdēdun *batnōdēdīn
present past
participles *batnandz —

Descendants

  • Old Norse: batna
    • Icelandic: batna
    • Faroese: batna
    • Old Swedish: batna
    • Elfdalian: battn
    • → Middle English: *battenen, *batnen
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gabatnan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀatnōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 39

Further reading

  • Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 260
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