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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/batiʀōn
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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
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *batizōną. Equivalent to *batiʀō (“better”) + *-ōn.
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *batiʀōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *batiʀōdā | |
| Infinitive | *batiʀōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *batiʀōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *batiʀōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *batiʀōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *batiʀō | *batiʀōdā |
| 2nd singular | *batiʀōs | *batiʀōdēs, *batiʀōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *batiʀōþ | *batiʀōdē, *batiʀōdā |
| 1st plural | *batiʀōm | *batiʀōdum |
| 2nd plural | *batiʀōþ | *batiʀōdud |
| 3rd plural | *batiʀōnþ | *batiʀōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *batiʀō | *batiʀōdī |
| 2nd singular | *batiʀōs | *batiʀōdī |
| 3rd singular | *batiʀō | *batiʀōdī |
| 1st plural | *batiʀōm | *batiʀōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *batiʀōþ | *batiʀōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *batiʀōn | *batiʀōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *batiʀō | |
| Plural | *batiʀōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *batiʀōndī | *batiʀōd |
Descendants
- Old English: beterian, betrian
- Old Frisian: beteria
- Saterland Frisian: bäterje
- West Frisian: betterje
- Old Saxon: betirōn, betorōn
- Middle Low German: bēteren
- German Low German: betern
- Middle Low German: bēteren
- Old Dutch: *betiron, *beteron
- Old High German: bezzirōn
- Middle High German: bezzeren, bezzern, pezzern
- German: bessern
- Middle High German: bezzeren, bezzern, pezzern
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