Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bōtijan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną. Equivalent to *bōtu (“improvement, recompense”) + *-jan.
Verb
[edit]*bōtijan
- to improve
- to compensate
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bōtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bōtidā | |
| Infinitive | *bōtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bōtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bōtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bōtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bōtiju | *bōtidā |
| 2nd singular | *bōtisi | *bōtidēs, *bōtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *bōtiþi | *bōtidē, *bōtidā |
| 1st plural | *bōtijum | *bōtidum |
| 2nd plural | *bōtiþ | *bōtidud |
| 3rd plural | *bōtijanþ | *bōtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bōtijē | *bōtidī |
| 2nd singular | *bōtijēs | *bōtidī |
| 3rd singular | *bōtijē | *bōtidī |
| 1st plural | *bōtijēm | *bōtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *bōtijēþ | *bōtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *bōtijēn | *bōtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bōti | |
| Plural | *bōtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bōtijandī | *bōtid |