Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bifallan

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- +‎ *fallan.

Verb

*bifallan

1. to fall to, befall

Inflection

Strong class 7c
Infinitive	*bifallan
1st sg. past	*bifeall
3rd pl. past	*bifeallun
Past ptcple	*bifallan
Infinitive	*bifallan
Genitive infin.	*bifallannjas
Dative infin.	*bifallannjē
Instrum. infin.	*bifallannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bifallu	*bifeall
2nd singular	*bifalliʀi	*bifeallī
3rd singular	*bifallidi	*bifeall
1st plural	*bifallum	*bifeallum
2nd plural	*bifallid	*bifeallud
3rd plural	*bifalland	*bifeallun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bifallē	*bifeallī
2nd singular	*bifallēs	*bifeallī
3rd singular	*bifallē	*bifeallī
1st plural	*bifallēm	*bifeallīm
2nd plural	*bifallēþ	*bifeallīd
3rd plural	*bifallēn	*bifeallīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bifall
Plural	*bifallid
	Present	Past
Participle	*bifallandī	*bifallan

Descendants

• Old English: befeallan
  • Middle English: bifallen, bivallen, bifeallen
    • English: befall
    • Scots: befaw
• Old Frisian: bifalla
  • Saterland Frisian: bifale
  • West Frisian: befalle
• Old Saxon: bifallan
  • Middle Low German: bevallen
    • German Low German: befallen
• Old Dutch: *bifallan
  • Middle Dutch: bevallen
    • Dutch: bevallen
      • Afrikaans: beval
• Old High German: bifallan
  • Middle High German: bevallen
    • German: befallen