Where does “bidden” come from?

bidden (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German beodan, from Old High German biotan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bidden (Luxembourgish): to offer; to bid; to occur, to arise

Definitions

  1. to offer; to bid; to occur, to arise

Ancestry of “bidden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbeodan—
2Old High Germanbiotanto offer
3Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bidden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beudan →