Where does “biðminni” come from?

biðminni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bið, from Old Norse bið, from Proto-Germanic bidą, from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

biðminni (Icelandic): buffer

Definitions

  1. buffer

Ancestry of “biðminni”, step by step

biðminni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbiðwaiting; delay
2Old Norsebiðfirst-person singular present indicative active...
3Proto-Germanicbidąwaiting, biding
4Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via Icelandic minni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicminnimemory, the ability to remember things; a memory,...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic bīdaną →