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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/batiʀōn

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.

Verb

*batiʀōn

  1. to make better; improve

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
  • Old Dutch: *betiron, *beteron
  • Old High German: bezzirōn
    • Middle High German: bezzeren, bezzern, pezzern
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