Where does “bíða” come from?

bíða (Icelandic) 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 (Icelandic): to wait; to wait for something; to abide,...

Definitions

  1. to wait; to wait for something; to abide,...

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

Words derived from “bíða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bidjan →