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Old Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbɨːci/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbiːci/, /ˈbɛjci/

Verb

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býti impf

  1. to be

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Czech: být

Further reading

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German bûte, büte[1] (or Middle Dutch[2]), possibly ultimately from Proto-Celtic *boudi (profit, gains; victory), perhaps via Old Dutch *būti.

Noun

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býti n (genitive býtis)[1]

  1. exchange, barter

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 de Vries, Jan (1977) “býta”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 68
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “buit; buiten”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[1] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 245-246