Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/batāną

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”) +‎ *-āną.

Verb

*batāną

1. to become better, improve

Inflection

Conjugation of *batāną (weak class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*batō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*bataisi	?	*batai	*batāsai	?
3rd singular	*bataiþi	?	*batāþau	*batāþai	?
1st dual	*batōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*batāþiz	?	*batāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*batāmaz	?	—	*batānþai	?
2nd plural	*bataiþ	?	*bataiþ	*batānþai	?
3rd plural	*batānþi	?	*batānþau	*batānþai	?
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*batadǭ	*batadēdį̄
2nd singular	*batadēz	*batadēdīz
3rd singular	*batadē	*batadēdī
1st dual	*batadēdū	*batadēdīw
2nd dual	*batadēdudiz	*batadēdīdiz
1st plural	*batadēdum	*batadēdīm
2nd plural	*batadēdud	*batadēdīd
3rd plural	*batadēdun	*batadēdīn
	present	past
participles	*batāndz	*batadaz

Related terms

• *batnaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *batēn
  • Old English: batian
    • Middle English: *baten
      • Scots: bat
      • ⇒ Middle English: batful, badful
        • English: batful
    • ⇒ Old English: *batol
      • Middle English: *batel
        • English: batell, battle
        • Scots: baittle, bettle
  • Old Frisian: batia
    • Saterland Frisian: baatje
    • West Frisian: bate, baatsje
  • Old Saxon: *batōn
    • Middle Low German: baten
      • Low German: batten
      • → Danish: batte, både
      • → Swedish: båta
  • Old Dutch: *baton
    • Middle Dutch: bāten
      • Dutch: baten
        • Afrikaans: baat
  • Old High German: bazzēn