Where does “beide” come from?

beide (German) comes from Middle High German beide, from Old High German beide, from Proto-Germanic bai-.

beide (German): both; two

Definitions

  1. both; two

Ancestry of “beide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbeideboth
2Old High GermanbeideAlternative form of bēde
3Proto-Germanicbai-—

Words derived from “beide”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bai- →Every word from Old High German beide →Every word from Middle High German beide →