Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bifastijan

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 *bi- +‎ *fastijan.

Verb

*bifastijan

to make fast, secure

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*bifastijan
1st sg. past	*bifastidā
Infinitive	*bifastijan
Genitive infin.	*bifastijannjas
Dative infin.	*bifastijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*bifastijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bifastiju	*bifastidā
2nd singular	*bifastisi	bifastidēs, bifastidōs
3rd singular	*bifastiþi	bifastidē, bifastidā
1st plural	*bifastijum	*bifastidum
2nd plural	*bifastiþ	*bifastidud
3rd plural	*bifastijanþ	*bifastidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bifastijē	*bifastidī
2nd singular	*bifastijēs	*bifastidī
3rd singular	*bifastijē	*bifastidī
1st plural	*bifastijēm	*bifastidīm
2nd plural	*bifastijēþ	*bifastidīd
3rd plural	*bifastijēn	*bifastidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bifasti
Plural	*bifastiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*bifastijandī	*bifastid

Related terms

*bifastīgōn
*bifastinōn

Descendants

Old English: befæstan
- Middle English: befasten, bifesten
  - English: befast
Old Frisian: bifesta
Old Saxon: *bifestian
- Middle Low German: bevesten
  - → Danish: befæste
  - → Norwegian: befeste
Old Dutch: *bifesten
- Middle Dutch: bevesten
  - Dutch: bevesten
Old High German: bifesten
- Middle High German: bevesten
  - German: befesten

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