Where does “bieten” come from?

bieten (German) comes from Middle High German bieten, from Old High German biotan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bieten (German): to offer; to present; to bid; to offer to pay a...

Definitions

  1. to offer; to present; to bid; to offer to pay a...

Ancestry of “bieten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbietento offer
2Old High Germanbiotanto offer
3Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bieten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beudan →