Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bibāną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *bʰe-bʰóyh₂-e ~ *bʰe-bʰih₂-ḗr, reduplicated stative of *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear, to be afraid”). Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *bajā́ˀtei (“to fear, be afraid”), Sanskrit बिभाय (bibhā́ya, “to fear”), Avestan 𐬠𐬌𐬡𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬵 (biβiuuāh, “to be afraid”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editInflection
editConjugation of *bibāną (weak class 3)
Related terms
edit- *bubjaną (“to tremble one's voice, murmur”)
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *bibēn
- Old Norse: bifa