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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bibjaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (to fear, to be afraid). Compare Lithuanian bijóti (to be afraid), Sanskrit भयते (bhayate), बिभेति (bibheti, he fears, dreads), भय (bhaya, fear), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬫𐬈𐬥𐬙𐬈 (bayente, they are afraid), Old Church Slavonic боꙗти сѧ (bojati sę), Persian بیم (bim, fear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bibjaną

  1. to tremble, shiver

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: bifian, biofian, beofian
  • Old Frisian: bivia
    • North Frisian: bevern
    • Saterland Frisian: bieuwje
    • West Frisian: beevje
      • West Frisian: bibberje
  • Old Saxon: bivōn
    • Middle Low German: bēven
      • German Low German: beven
      • Middle Low German: *bibberen
  • Old Dutch: *bivōn
  • Old High German: bibēn
  • Old Norse: bifa
    • Swedish: bäva (possibly from Middle Low German)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: biva
    • Danish: bæve (possibly from Middle Low German)
    • Old Norse: bifra
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