Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bastijan

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 *bast (“rope, fibre”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*bastijan

1. to plait, weave

   Synonyms: *bregdan, *flehtan, *weban, *wrīþan

2. to baste, lace, sew

   Synonyms: *hreflōn, *nāan, *siuwjan

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*bastijan
1st sg. past	*bastidā
Infinitive	*bastijan
Genitive infin.	*bastijannjas
Dative infin.	*bastijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*bastijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bastiju	*bastidā
2nd singular	*bastisi	*bastidēs, *bastidōs
3rd singular	*bastiþi	*bastidē, *bastidā
1st plural	*bastijum	*bastidum
2nd plural	*bastiþ	*bastidud
3rd plural	*bastijanþ	*bastidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bastijē	*bastidī
2nd singular	*bastijēs	*bastidī
3rd singular	*bastijē	*bastidī
1st plural	*bastijēm	*bastidīm
2nd plural	*bastijēþ	*bastidīd
3rd plural	*bastijēn	*bastidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*basti
Plural	*bastiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*bastijandī	*bastid

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *besten
  • Middle Dutch: besten
• Old High German: besten
  • Middle High German: besten
    • ⇒ Middle High German: *besteln
      • German: basteln, besteln
• → Latin: bastiō (see there for further descendants)