Where does “bēden” come from?

bēden (Middle English) comes from Old English bēodan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bēden (Middle English): to pray, offer, proffer, request, demand, order,...

Definitions

to pray, offer, proffer, request, demand, order,...

Ancestry of “bēden”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	bēodan	to announce; to command, proclaim; to command,...
2	Proto-West Germanic	beudan	to offer, to bid
3	Proto-Germanic	beudaną	to offer, to bid
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰewdʰ-	to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bēden”

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