Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bidjaną
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Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti, from *gʷʰedʰ- (“to ask for; beseech”), or alternatively from *bʰedʰ- (“to bend, bow”) (compare the root of *bindaną). Not, as sometimes suggested, related to *bīdaną (“to wait”).[1] More at *bedō.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- to make a request (of/for);
- (transitive, +accu) to ask (of person)
- (transitive, +gen) to request, ask (for something)
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *bidjaną (strong class 5 j-present)
Related terms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *biddjan
- Old Norse: biðja, ᛒᛁᚦᛁᛅ (biþia); ᛒᛅᚦ (baþ)
- Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bidjan)
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bedjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ƀiđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
- ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “BED-JA-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 91