Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/beuną

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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwH-ti, e-grade of *bʰuH- (to grow, become, come into being, appear). Cognate with Latin fuī (have been, verb), Latin futūrus (becoming, imminent, future), Sanskrit भवति (bhávati).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*beuną

  1. to be
    Synonym: *wesaną
  2. to become

Inflection edit

This verb is suppletive. The past is conjugated with the strong class 5 stem wes-, the remainder with an irregular stem beu-.

Descendants edit

For past tense and participle forms, see the identical forms at *wesaną.