Where does “Bittgesuch” come from?

Bittgesuch (German) comes from German bitten, from Middle High German bitten, from Old High German bitten, from Proto-West Germanic biddjan, from Proto-Germanic bidjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

Bittgesuch (German): petition, supplication

Definitions

  1. petition, supplication

Ancestry of “Bittgesuch”, step by step

Bittgesuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bitten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbittento ask, to beg, to plead, to request
2Middle High Germanbitten—
3Old High Germanbittento ask
4Proto-West Germanicbiddjanto ask, to make a request
5Proto-Germanicbidjanąto make a request; to ask; to request, ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via German Gesuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesuchapplication
2Middle High Germangesuoh—
3Old High Germangisuoh—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bidjaną →