Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bisingwan

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- +‎ *singwan.

Verb

*bisingwan

1. to sing about; besing

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	*bisingwan
1st sg. past	*bisangw
3rd pl. past	*bisungun
Past ptcple	*bisungan
Infinitive	*bisingwan
Genitive infin.	*bisingwannjas
Dative infin.	*bisingwannjē
Instrum. infin.	*bisingwannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bisingu	*bisangw
2nd singular	*bisingwiʀi	*bisungī
3rd singular	*bisingwidi	*bisangw
1st plural	*bisingum	*bisungum
2nd plural	*bisingwid	*bisungud
3rd plural	*bisingwand	*bisungun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bisingwē	*bisungī
2nd singular	*bisingwēs	*bisungī
3rd singular	*bisingwē	*bisungī
1st plural	*bisingwēm	*bisungīm
2nd plural	*bisingwēþ	*bisungīd
3rd plural	*bisingwēn	*bisungīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bisingw
Plural	*bisingwid
	Present	Past
Participle	*bisingwandī	*bisungan

Descendants

• Old English: besingan
  • Middle English: besingen
    • English: besing
• Old Frisian: bisinga, bisiunga
  • Saterland Frisian: besjunge
  • West Frisian: besjonge
• Old Saxon: *bisingan
  • Middle Low German: besingen, bezingen
    • German Low German: besingen
    • → Danish: besynge
    • → Swedish: besjunga
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: besynge
• Old Dutch: *bisingan
  • Middle Dutch: besingen
    • Dutch: bezingen
• Old High German: bisingan
  • Middle High German: besingen
    • German: besingen