Where does “bidest” come from?
bidest (English) comes from English bide, from Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan, from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
bidest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “bidest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bide | To bear; to endure; to tolerate; To dwell or... |
| 2 | Middle English | biden | — |
| 3 | Old English | bīdan | to stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *bīdan | — |
| 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 |