Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bikwemaną

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 *bi- +‎ *kwemaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ˈkʷe.mɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bikwemaną

to come near, come around, come by, arrive
to come about, happen, befall
to come across, come by, chance upon, find, obtain

Inflection

Conjugation of *bikwemaną (strong class 4)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*bikwemō	*bikwemaų	—	*bikwemai	*?
2nd singular	*bikwimizi	*bikwemaiz	*bikwem	*bikwemazai	*bikwemaizau
3rd singular	*bikwimidi	*bikwemai	*bikwemadau	*bikwemadai	*bikwemaidau
1st dual	*bikwemōz	*bikwemaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*bikwemadiz	*bikwemaidiz	*bikwemadiz	—	—
1st plural	*bikwemamaz	*bikwemaim	—	*bikwemandai	*bikwemaindau
2nd plural	*bikwimid	*bikwemaid	*bikwimid	*bikwemandai	*bikwemaindau
3rd plural	*bikwemandi	*bikwemain	*bikwemandau	*bikwemandai	*bikwemaindau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*bikwam	*bikwēmį̄
2nd singular	*bikwamt	*bikwēmīz
3rd singular	*bikwam	*bikwēmī
1st dual	*bikwēmū	*bikwēmīw
2nd dual	*bikwēmudiz	*bikwēmīdiz
1st plural	*bikwēmum	*bikwēmīm
2nd plural	*bikwēmud	*bikwēmīd
3rd plural	*bikwēmun	*bikwēmīn

	present	past
participles	*bikwemandz	*bikumanaz

Descendants

Old English: becuman
- Middle English: bicumen, becomen
  - Scots: becum
  - English: become
Old Frisian: bikuma
- North Frisian: bikomme, bykomme
- Saterland Frisian: bekuume
- West Frisian: bikomme
Old Saxon: biqueman, bikuman
- Middle Low German: bekomen
  - Low German: bekamen
  - → Norwegian: bekomme
  - → Swedish: bekomma
  - → Danish: bekomme
Old Dutch: bikuman
- Middle Dutch: becōmen
  - Dutch: bekomen
Old High German: biqueman
- Middle High German: bekomen
  - German: bekommen
  - Luxembourgish: bekommen
  - Yiddish: באַקומען‎ (bakumen)
Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (biqiman)