Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/batēn

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *batāną. Equivalent to *bat (“good”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*batēn

1. to become better

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*batēn
1st sg. past	*bat?dā
Infinitive	*batēn
Genitive infin.	*batēnijas
Dative infin.	*batēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*batēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*batē	*bat?dā
2nd singular	*batēs	*bat?dēs, *bat?dēs
3rd singular	*batēþ	*bat?dē, *bat?dā
1st plural	*batēm	*bat?dum
2nd plural	*batēþ	*bat?dud
3rd plural	*batēnþ	*bat?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*batē	*bat?dī
2nd singular	*batēs	*bat?dī
3rd singular	*batē	*bat?dī
1st plural	*batēm	*bat?dīm
2nd plural	*batēþ	*bat?dīd
3rd plural	*batēn	*bat?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*batē
Plural	*batēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*batēndī	*bat?d

Descendants

• Old English: batian
  • Middle English: *baten
    • Scots: bat
    • ⇒ Middle English: batful, badful
      • English: batful
  • ⇒ Old English: *batol
    • Middle English: *batel
      • English: batell, battle
      • Scots: baittle, bettle
• Old Frisian: batia
  • Saterland Frisian: baatje
  • West Frisian: bate, baatsje
• Old Saxon: *batōn
  • Middle Low German: baten
    • Low German: batten
    • → Danish: batte, både
    • → Swedish: båta
• Old Dutch: *batēn, *batōn
  • Middle Dutch: baten
    • Dutch: baten
• Old High German: bazzēn