Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/biumi

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbiu̯.mi/

Verb

*biumi

first-person singular present active indicative of *beuną

Descendants

Old English: bēom, bīom
- Middle English: *beon, *ben, beo, be
  - English: bin, be (dialectal or non-standard)
Old Frisian: bem, ben
- North Frisian: ban (Mooring), bän (Hallig)
- Saterland Frisian: bän
- West Frisian: bin
Old Saxon: bīum, bīom, bīon
- Middle Low German: bün, bin
  - Dutch Low Saxon: bun
  - German Low German: bün, bin
Old Dutch: bim
- Middle Dutch: bim, bin
  - Dutch: ben
    Jersey Dutch: bän
  - Limburgish: bön
Old High German: bim
- Middle High German: bin
  - Alemannic German: bi, bin
    Swabian: bin, ben, bee
  - Bavarian: bin
    Cimbrian: pin, pinn
  - German: bin
  - Pennsylvania German: bin
  - Yiddish: בין (bin)

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