Where does “bid” come from?

bid (Danish) comes from Old Norse biti, from Proto-Germanic bitô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bid (Danish): bite; bit, morsel; bite, mouthful

Definitions

  1. bite; bit, morsel; bite, mouthful

Ancestry of “bid”, step by step

bid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse biti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebitibit, mouthful, morsel; eyetooth; crossbeam
2Proto-Germanicbitô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Old Norse bit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebita bite
2Proto-Germanicbitą—

Words derived from “bid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitô →