Where does “beide” come from?

beide (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch beide, from Old Dutch beithe, from Proto-Germanic bai, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ — both.

beide (Dutch): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “beide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbeideboth
2Old Dutchbeithe—
3Proto-Germanicbaiboth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁both

Words derived from “beide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bai →Every word from Old Dutch beithe →