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
Ancestry of “beide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | beide | both |
| 2 | Old High German | beide | Alternative form of bēde |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bai- | — |
Words derived from “beide”