Where does “bidden” come from?
Bidden comes from Middle English bidden, from Old English bīdan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ-.
bidden (English): past participle of bid; past participle of bide
Definitions
- past participle of bid; past participle of bide
Ancestry of “bidden”, step by step
bidden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bide | To bear; to endure; to tolerate; To dwell or... |
| 2 | Middle English | biden | to stay, wait, remain |
| 3 | Old English | bīdan | to stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *bīdan | to wait |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bīdaną | to wait; to wait for, to await |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
via English bid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bid | To issue a command; to tell; To invite; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | bidden | To ask, beseech; To demand; To command |
| 3 | Old English | biddan | to ask; to beg |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | biddjan | to ask, to make a request |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bidjaną | to make a request; to ask; to request, ask |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰédʰyeti | to keep requesting, to keep asking for |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰedʰ- | to request, pray, ask for |