Words that come from Proto-Germanic “bedō”

61 words across 14 languages descend from Proto-Germanic bedō — including beg, begging, beggar, beggarly, beggary, beggarman, begger, beggarwoman.

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English (33)

Middle English (8)

Old English (5)

Old High German (3)

Dutch (2)

Volapük (2)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Gothic (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Old Norse (1)

Norman (1)

German (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)