Where does “beiðni” come from?

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

beiðni (Icelandic): plea

Definitions

  1. plea

Ancestry of “beiðni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbeiðato ask, to request; a mantis, a praying mantis
2Old Norsebeiðato ask, beg, request
3Proto-Germanicbaidijanąto force, compel, demand; to constrain, cause to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baidijaną →Every word from Old Norse beiða →