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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | beiden | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *baidijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | baidijaną | to force, compel, demand; to constrain, cause to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |