Where does “beiða” come from?

beiða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse beiða, from Proto-Germanic baidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

beiða (Icelandic): to ask, to request; a mantis, a praying mantis

Definitions

  1. to ask, to request; a mantis, a praying mantis

Ancestry of “beiða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebeiðato ask, beg, request
2Proto-Germanicbaidijanąto force, compel, demand; to constrain, cause to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “beiða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baidijaną →Every word from Old Norse beiða →