Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baidijaną

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *bīdaną (to wait) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑi̯.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*baidijaną[1][2]

  1. to force, compel, demand
  2. to constrain, cause to stay

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*baidjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 47
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*baiđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 32