Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bisīgōn

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 *bisīg +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*bisīgōn

1. (transitive) to use, employ
2. (transitive) to occupy, busy

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*bisīgōn
1st sg. past	*bisīgōdā
Infinitive	*bisīgōn
Genitive infin.	*bisīgōnijas
Dative infin.	*bisīgōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*bisīgōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bisīgō	*bisīgōdā
2nd singular	*bisīgōs	*bisīgōdēs, *bisīgōdōs
3rd singular	*bisīgōþ	*bisīgōdē, *bisīgōdā
1st plural	*bisīgōm	*bisīgōdum
2nd plural	*bisīgōþ	*bisīgōdud
3rd plural	*bisīgōnþ	*bisīgōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bisīgō	*bisīgōdī
2nd singular	*bisīgōs	*bisīgōdī
3rd singular	*bisīgō	*bisīgōdī
1st plural	*bisīgōm	*bisīgōdīm
2nd plural	*bisīgōþ	*bisīgōdīd
3rd plural	*bisīgōn	*bisīgōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bisīgō
Plural	*bisīgōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*bisīgōndī	*bisīgōd

Descendants

• Old English: bisgian, bysgian; bisigan
  • Middle English: bisien, bisyen, bysien, besien, busien
    • English: busy
    • Scots: besy, bissy
• Old Frisian: bisigia, bisgia
  • West Frisian: beuzigje, biizgje
• Old Saxon: *bisigōn
  • Middle Low German: bēsigen
• Old Dutch: *bisigon
  • Middle Dutch: bēsigen
    • Dutch: bezigen
• Old High German: *bisīgōn (Langobardic)
  • → Vulgar Latin: *bisigāre
    • Lombard: bizigà (Brescia)
    • Lombard: sbisegar (Trentino)
    • Venetan: bisegar