Where does “outbidder” come from?
outbidder (English) comes from English outbid, 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.
outbidder (English): One who outbids
Ancestry of “outbidder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | outbid | To bid more than in an auction |
| 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 |