Where does “biddableness” come from?
biddableness (English) comes from English biddable, from English BID, from Middle English bidden, from Old English biddan, from Proto-West Germanic biddjan, from Proto-Germanic bidjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
biddableness (English): biddability
Definitions
- biddability
Ancestry of “biddableness”, step by step
biddableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biddable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biddable | Docile, amenable or compliant; Suitable for... |
| 2 | English | BID | Initialism of bis in diē..: twice a day, two... |
| 3 | Middle English | bidden | To ask, beseech; To demand; To command |
| 4 | Old English | biddan | to ask; to beg |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | biddjan | to ask, to make a request |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bidjaną | to make a request; to ask; to request, ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidʰ- | to command; pot, bucket, barrel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |