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
- to offer; to provide; to pray
Ancestry of “beden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | bêden | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | biodan | to offer |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | beudan | to offer, to bid |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |