Where does “beden” come from?

beden (Low German) comes from Middle Low German bêden, from Old Saxon biodan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

beden (Low German): to offer; to provide; to pray

Definitions

  1. to offer; to provide; to pray

Ancestry of “beden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbêdento offer
2Old Saxonbiodanto offer
3Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beudan →