Where does “beður” come from?

beður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic badją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

beður (Icelandic): bed

Definitions

  1. bed

Ancestry of “beður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
2Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “beður”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic badją →