Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bimelþōn

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 *bi- +‎ *melþōn.

Verb

*bimelþōn

1. to announce, inform
2. to tell on

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*bimelþōn
1st sg. past	*bimelþōdā
Infinitive	*bimelþōn
Genitive infin.	*bimelþōnijas
Dative infin.	*bimelþōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*bimelþōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bimelþō	*bimelþōdā
2nd singular	*bimelþōs	*bimelþōdēs, *bimelþōdōs
3rd singular	*bimelþōþ	*bimelþōdē, *bimelþōdā
1st plural	*bimelþōm	*bimelþōdum
2nd plural	*bimelþōþ	*bimelþōdud
3rd plural	*bimelþōnþ	*bimelþōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bimelþō	*bimelþōdī
2nd singular	*bimelþōs	*bimelþōdī
3rd singular	*bimelþō	*bimelþōdī
1st plural	*bimelþōm	*bimelþōdīm
2nd plural	*bimelþōþ	*bimelþōdīd
3rd plural	*bimelþōn	*bimelþōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bimelþō
Plural	*bimelþōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*bimelþōndī	*bimelþōd

Descendants

• Old English: bemeldian
  • Middle English: bimelden
• Old Saxon: *bimeldōn
  • Middle Low German: bemelden
    • → German: bemelden