Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/batāną

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 *bʰed- (“good”).

Verb

*batāną

to become better, improve

Inflection

Conjugation of *batāną (weak class 3)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*batō	*?	—	*?	*?
2nd singular	*bataisi	*?	*batai	*batāsai	*?
3rd singular	*bataiþi	*?	*batāþau	*batāþai	*?
1st dual	*batōs	*?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*batāþiz	*?	*batāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*batāmaz	*?	—	*batānþai	*?
2nd plural	*bataiþ	*?	*bataiþ	*batānþai	*?
3rd plural	*batānþi	*?	*batānþau	*batānþai	*?

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*batadǭ	*batadēdį̄
2nd singular	*batadēz	*batadēdīz
3rd singular	*batadē	*batadēdī
1st dual	*batadēdū	*batadēdīw
2nd dual	*batadēdudiz	*batadēdīdiz
1st plural	*batadēdum	*batadēdīm
2nd plural	*batadēdud	*batadēdīd
3rd plural	*batadēdun	*batadēdīn

	present	past
participles	*batāndz	*batadaz

Related terms

*batnaną

Descendants

West Germanic: *batēn
- Old English: batian
  - Middle English: *baten
    - Scots: bat
    - ⇒ Middle English: batful, badful
      - English: batful
  - ⇒ Old English: *batol
    - Middle English: *batel
      - English: batell, battle
      - Scots: baittle, bettle
- Old Frisian: batia
  - Saterland Frisian: baatje
  - West Frisian: bate, baatsje
- Old Saxon: *batōn
  - Middle Low German: baten
    - Low German: batten
- Old Dutch: *batēn, *batōn
  - Middle Dutch: baten
    - Dutch: baten
- Old High German: bazzēn