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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bidōną

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

Etymology

From *bidą (waiting, biding) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ðɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bidōną[1]

  1. to wait
  2. to remain

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bidōn
    • Old English: bidian
    • Old Frisian: bidia
    • Old Saxon: bidōn
  • Old Norse: biða

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*biđōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
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