Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bandijan

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

    From Proto-Germanic *bandijaną.

    Verb

    *bandijan[1][2]

    1. to bind
    2. to stretch, strain

    Inflection

    Class 1 weak
    Infinitive *bandijan
    1st sg. past *bandidā
    Infinitive *bandijan
    Genitive infin. *bandijannjas
    Dative infin. *bandijannjē
    Instrum. infin. *bandijannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular *bandiju *bandidā
    2nd singular *bandisi *bandidēs, *bandidōs
    3rd singular *bandiþi *bandidē, *bandidā
    1st plural *bandijum *bandidum
    2nd plural *bandiþ *bandidud
    3rd plural *bandijanþ *bandidun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular *bandijē *bandidī
    2nd singular *bandijēs *bandidī
    3rd singular *bandijē *bandidī
    1st plural *bandijēm *bandidīm
    2nd plural *bandijēþ *bandidīd
    3rd plural *bandijēn *bandidīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular *bandi
    Plural *bandiþ
    Present Past
    Participle *bandijandī *bandid

    Descendants

    • Old English: bendan
    • Old Saxon: *bendian
    • Old High German: *benten
    • Old French: bender, bander

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*bandjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*bandjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 35