Where does “bieden” come from?
bieden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bieden, from Old Dutch biedan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
bieden (Dutch): to make an offer, to bid
Ancestry of “bieden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | bieden | to offer, to present; to promise; to point, to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | biedan | to offer |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | beudan | to offer, to bid |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
Words derived from “bieden”