Where does “bíða” come from?

bíða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse bíða, from Proto-Germanic bidōn, from Proto-Germanic bidjan, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

bíða (Faroese): to wait

Definitions

  1. to wait

Ancestry of “bíða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebíðato abide, wait for; to suffer, undergo, sustain;...
2Proto-Germanicbidōn—
3Proto-Germanicbidjantub, vessel, vat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bidjan →
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