Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “beide” come from?

beide (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch beithe, from Proto-Germanic bai, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁.

beide (Middle Dutch): both; both ... and; waiting time, delay

Definitions

  1. both; both ... and; waiting time, delay

Ancestry of “beide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbeithe—
2Proto-Germanicbaiboth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁—

Words derived from “beide”

  • beiden
  • tussenbeide
  • beide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →