Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bisalwijan

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 *bi- +‎ *salwijan.

Verb

*bisalwijan

  1. to darken
  2. to dirty

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *bisalwijan
1st sg. past *bisalwidā
Infinitive *bisalwijan
Genitive infin. *bisalwijannjas
Dative infin. *bisalwijannjē
Instrum. infin. *bisalwijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bisalwiju *bisalwidā
2nd singular *bisalwisi *bisalwidēs, *bisalwidōs
3rd singular *bisalwiþi *bisalwidē, *bisalwidā
1st plural *bisalwijum *bisalwidum
2nd plural *bisalwiþ *bisalwidud
3rd plural *bisalwijanþ *bisalwidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bisalwijē *bisalwidī
2nd singular *bisalwijēs *bisalwidī
3rd singular *bisalwijē *bisalwidī
1st plural *bisalwijēm *bisalwidīm
2nd plural *bisalwijēþ *bisalwidīd
3rd plural *bisalwijēn *bisalwidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bisalwi
Plural *bisalwiþ
Present Past
Participle *bisalwijandī *bisalwid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *bisalwian
    • >? Middle Low German: besālen, beselen
  • Old Dutch: *bisalwen, *bisaluwen
    • Middle Dutch: besaluwen, beselewen, beselwen
  • Old High German: *bisalawen
    • Middle High German: beselwen
      • ⇒ Middle High German: beselwunge
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