Where does “godbid” come from?

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

godbid (Danish): tidbit, titbit; nugget

Definitions

  1. tidbit, titbit; nugget

Ancestry of “godbid”, step by step

godbid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbidbite; bit, morsel; bite, mouthful
2Old Norsebitibit, mouthful, morsel; eyetooth; crossbeam
3Proto-Germanicbitô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Danish goð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgoðgood
2Old Danishgoþærgood
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “godbid”

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