Where does “béid” come from?

béid (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German bēde, from Old High German bēde, from Germanic *bai, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

béid (Luxembourgish): both; the two

Definitions

  1. both; the two

Ancestry of “béid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbēde—
2Old High Germanbēdeboth
3Germanic*bai—
4Proto-Germanic*sa—
5Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
6Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →