Where does “Bidden” come from?

Bidden (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German büten, from Old High German butin, from Medieval Latin butina, from Vulgar Latin *budina, from Latin butina, from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη — flask.

Bidden (Luxembourgish): tub

Definitions

  1. tub

Ancestry of “Bidden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbüten
2Old High Germanbutin
3Medieval Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
4Vulgar Latin*budina
5Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
6Ancient Greekπῡτῑ́νηflask
Every word from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νηEvery word from Latin butinaEvery word from Vulgar Latin *budina
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