bhōi- : bhǝi- : bhī- (bhii̯ǝ-)

    bhōi- : bhǝi- : bhī- (bhii̯ǝ-)

    English meaning: to fear

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sich fũrchten”

    Material: O.Ind. bháyatē “be afraid “ (from *bhǝi̯ etai = Slav. bojetъ), Av. bayente, byente “they are in fear”, M.Pers. bēsünd “ they are in fear “ (urIran. *bai-sk̂-); O.Ind. bibhḗ ti “ be afraid “, sek. to initial perf. m. Präsensbed. bibhǘ ya “I am in fear” (bibhīyüt, bibhītana, abibhēt, participle bibhīvün = Av. biwivü̊ “ were afraid “); O.Ind. bhiyüná -ḥ “ were afraid “; bhī́ -ḥ f., bhīti-ḥ f. (: Ltv. Inf. bîtiês) “fear”, bhīmá -ḥ “dreadful”, bhītá -ḥ “ were afraid, horrified “, bhīrú -ḥ “timorous, shy, coward” (if r = IE l, changing through ablaut with Lith. báilė, bailùs); Pers. bük “fear” (from *bháyaka-); with IE simplification of üi to ü before consonant here O.Ind. bhǘ ma-ḥ perhaps “fierceness, fury”, bhümitá -ḥ “fierce, grim”. Gk. πίθηκος, πίθων m. “ape” (from *πιθος “ugly”, zero grade *bhidh-). Lat. foedus (*bhoidhos) “ foul, filthy, horrible, disgusting “. O.H.G. bibēn, O.S. bibōn, O.E. beofian, O.Ice. bifa, -aða and bifra (these in ending directed after *titrōn “tremble”) to urg. *ƀiƀai-mi; *ƀiƀōn is probably only after to the other coexistence from -ōn- and -ēn- secondary verb besides one from the Perfect form developed grade *ƀiƀēn . Bal.-Slav. originally present *bhǝi̯̯ ō-, preterit-stem *bhii̯ü-, Inf. *bhītēi; O.Pruss. biütwei “fear, dread”, kausat. pobaiint “punish, curse”; Lith. bijaũs, bijótis (also not reflexive) “be afraid”, Ltv. bîstuôs, bijuôs, bîtiês and bijüjuô s, bijâtiês “be afraid”; Lith. baijùs “dreadful, terrible, hideous”; baidaũ, -ūti “frighten”, Ltv. baĩdu, baĩdŷt and biêdêt “daunt, scare”; Maybe Alb.Gheg mbajt “be afraid”, nuk ma mban “I am afraid” in addition Lith. baisà “fright” (*baid-s-ü), baisùs “terrible, horrid”, baisióti ‘smudge, besmear” (and O.C.S. běsъ “devil”, *běd-sъ); Lith. baí mė “fear”; báilė ds. (bailus “timorous”). O.C.S. bojǫ, bojati sę “be afraid”. Further formation *bhii-̯ es-, *bhīs- in O.Ind. bhyásatē “ be afraid “, udbhyása-ḥ “be afraidd”, Av. perf. biwivü̊ ŋha (i.e. biwyü̊ ŋha) “ stimulated fright, was dreadful”; O.Ind. bhīṣ ayatē “frightens”, bhī́ ṣ aṇ a-ḥ “causing fright”; O.H.G. bīsa “north-east wind”, bisōn “ run around madly “, bēr “boar” etc lead to a Gmc.*bī̆ s-, *bī̆ z- “ storm ahead jumpily “; compare Wißmann nom. postverb. 78.

    References: WP. II 124 f., 186, WH. I 522 f., Trautmann 24, Kluge11 under Biese.