Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bigetan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *bigetaną. Equivalent to *bi- +‎ *getan.

Verb[edit]

*bigetan

  1. to get, to find

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 5
Infinitive *bigetan
1st sg. past *bigat
3rd pl. past *bigātun
Past ptcple *bigetan
Infinitive *bigetan
Genitive infin. *bigetannjas
Dative infin. *bigetannjē
Instrum. infin. *bigetannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bigetu *bigat
2nd singular *bigitiʀi *bigātī
3rd singular *bigitidi *bigat
1st plural *bigetum *bigātum
2nd plural *bigitid *bigātud
3rd plural *bigetand *bigātun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bigetē *bigātī
2nd singular *bigetēs *bigātī
3rd singular *bigetē *bigātī
1st plural *bigetēm *bigātīm
2nd plural *bigetēþ *bigātīd
3rd plural *bigetēn *bigātīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bigit
Plural *bigitid
Present Past
Participle *bigetandī *bigetan

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: beġietan
    • English: beget (influenced by Old Norse geta (to get, to guess))
  • Old Saxon: bigetan
  • Old Dutch: *bigetan
  • Old High German: bigezzan