Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bibāną

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰe-bʰóyh₂-e ~ *bʰe-bʰih₂-ḗr, reduplicated stative of *bʰeyh₂- (to fear, to be afraid). Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *bajā́ˀtei (to fear, be afraid), Sanskrit बिभाय (bibhā́ya, to fear), Avestan 𐬠𐬌𐬡𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬵 (biβiuuāh, to be afraid).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*bibāną[1][2]

  1. to tremble, quake, shiver

Inflection

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  • *bubjaną (to tremble one's voice, murmur)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bibēn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*bibōjan ~ *bibēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45