Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bidjaną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti, from *gʷʰedʰ- (“to ask for; beseech”), or alternatively from *bʰedʰ- (“to bend, bow”) (compare the root of *bindaną). Not, as sometimes suggested, related to *bīdaną (“to wait”).[1] More at *bedō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to make a request (of/for);
- (transitive, +accu) to ask (of person)
- (transitive, +gen) to request, ask (for something)
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *bidjaną (strong class 5 j-present)
Related terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *biddjan
- Old Norse: biðja, ᛒᛁᚦᛁᛅ (biþia) — infinitive; ᛒᛅᚦ (baþ) — first/third singular past indicative
- Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bidjan)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bedjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ƀiđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
- ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “BED-JA-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 91
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- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰedʰ-
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷʰedʰ-
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic verbs
- Proto-Germanic transitive verbs
- Proto-Germanic class 5 strong j-present verbs
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