Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bidōną

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

Etymology

From *bidą (“waiting, biding”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ðɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bidōną

1. to wait
2. to remain

Inflection

Conjugation of *bidōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*bidō	*bidǭ	—	*bidōi	?
2nd singular	*bidōsi	*bidōs	*bidō	*bidōsai	*bidōsau
3rd singular	*bidōþi	*bidō	*bidōþau	*bidōþai	*bidōþau
1st dual	*bidōs	*bidōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*bidōþiz	*bidōþiz	*bidōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*bidōmaz	*bidōm	—	*bidōnþai	*bidōnþau
2nd plural	*bidōþ	*bidōþ	*bidōþ	*bidōnþai	*bidōnþau
3rd plural	*bidōnþi	*bidōn	*bidōnþau	*bidōnþai	*bidōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*bidōdǭ	*bidōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*bidōdēz	*bidōdēdīz
3rd singular	*bidōdē	*bidōdēdī
1st dual	*bidōdēdū	*bidōdēdīw
2nd dual	*bidōdēdudiz	*bidōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*bidōdēdum	*bidōdēdīm
2nd plural	*bidōdēdud	*bidōdēdīd
3rd plural	*bidōdēdun	*bidōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*bidōndz	*bidōdaz

Related terms

• *bīdaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *bidōn
  • Old English: bidian
  • Old Frisian: bidia
  • Old Saxon: bidōn
• Old Norse: biða
  • Icelandic: biða