Where does “beiden” come from?

beiden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch beiden, from Proto-West Germanic *baidijan, from Proto-Germanic baidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

Ancestry of “beiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbeidento wait
2Proto-West Germanic*baidijanto force, compel, demand, urge
3Proto-Germanicbaidijanąto force, compel, demand; to constrain, cause to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “beiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baidijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *baidijan →