Where does “biden” come from?

biden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan, from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

biden (Middle Dutch): to wait

Definitions

  1. to wait

Ancestry of “biden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbīdanto wait
2Proto-West Germanic*bīdanto wait
3Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic bīdaną →